Evaluating Expressions

When the VM suspends a thread (due to hitting a breakpoint or stepping through code), you can evaluate expressions in the context of a stack frame.

Expressions can be entered and evaluated in the Detail Pane (in the Expressions view and Variables view).

To add an expression

1. In the Expressions view, right-click (Mac OS: Ctrl click) in the view area and select Add Expression from the popup menu.
2. The New watch expression dialog box will be displayed. Type the expression in the Expression field.

3. The checkbox Enable defines, whether this expression will be enabled. Deselect it if you want to disable the expression.
4. Click OK when finished.