07.33 The Watch Window: Visualizers

DEFAULT

Ctrl+Alt+W,1; Ctrl+Alt+W,[2-4]

VISUAL BASIC 6

Ctrl+Alt+W,1; Ctrl+Alt+W,[2-4]

VISUAL C# 2005

Ctrl+Alt+W,1; Ctrl+D, Ctrl+W; Ctrl+D, W; Ctrl+Alt+W,[2-4]

VISUAL C++ 2

[no shortcut]

VISUAL C++ 6

Ctrl+Alt+W,1; Ctrl+Alt+W,[2-4]

VISUAL STUDIO 6

Ctrl+Alt+W,1; Ctrl+Alt+W,[2-4]

WINDOWS

Alt+D, W, W, [1-4]

MENU

Debug | Windows | Watch | Watch [1,2,3,4]

COMMAND

Debug.Watch[1,2,3,4]

VERSIONS

2005, 2008, 2010

CODE

vstipTool0106

When using the Watch windows, you might come across visualizers. A visualizer is a debugger component that enables the debugger to display (visualize) the contents of a data object in a meaningful, understandable form. Visualizers are pretty easy to spot because they have a magnifying glass icon:

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