07.48 Understanding the Autos Window

DEFAULT

Ctrl+Alt+V, A

VISUAL BASIC 6

Ctrl+Alt+V, A

VISUAL C# 2005

Ctrl+Alt+V, A; Ctrl+D, Ctrl+A; Ctrl+D, A

Visual C++ 2:

Ctrl+Alt+V, A

VISUAL C++ 6

Ctrl+Alt+V, A

VISUAL STUDIO 6

Ctrl+Alt+V, A

WINDOWS

Alt,D, W, A

MENU

Debug | Windows | Autos

COMMAND

Debug.Autos

VERSIONS

2005, 2008, 2010

CODE

vstipTool0103

The Autos window looks a lot like the Locals window, but let’s take a closer look. According to the MSDN website (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa290702(VS.71).aspx), here is what it does:

The Autos window displays variables used in the current statement and the previous statement. (For Visual Basic, it displays variables in the current statement and three statements on either side of the current statement ...

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