Debugger : watching data members or arrays

rogster001 · 11-10-2009, 05:21 AM

I always find it hit and miss adding watches that work when they are in arrays and or array members of classes, sometimes the debugger obliges and gives me an expandable tree showing changes to all the data members but sometimes it says they are not in current context, also with arrays it is same, especially 2d arrays. I dont know what to tell it to watch for example when i want to see the changes to the integer 'areatype' below >

Code:

solpeg[dwn][acr].areatype

if this is in a loop counting through all the down and across values and accessing each < object[n][n].datamember > as it goes how can i watch the data members that are being referenced on each loop? I have tried using 'watch as array' but it doesnt seem to make much difference in my attempts so far.

I am using CODE::BLOCKS by the way

RockyMarrone · 11-10-2009, 05:24 AM

If you are working on Visual Studio then it will be there, i don't know why it is not coming in studio try to install visual assistance then it will be more helpful though

rogster001 · 11-10-2009, 07:02 AM

i see now that i cannot see changes being made when the array is passed to a function, it is like dynamic changes cannot be seen, when i follow the flow back to where the object was declared the changes can be seen and i can expand said tree.

11-10-2009, 05:21 AM	#1
rogster001 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Liverpool UK Posts: 241	Debugger : watching data members or arrays I always find it hit and miss adding watches that work when they are in arrays and or array members of classes, sometimes the debugger obliges and gives me an expandable tree showing changes to all the data members but sometimes it says they are not in current context, also with arrays it is same, especially 2d arrays. I dont know what to tell it to watch for example when i want to see the changes to the integer 'areatype' below > Code: solpeg[dwn][acr].areatype if this is in a loop counting through all the down and across values and accessing each < object[n][n].datamember > as it goes how can i watch the data members that are being referenced on each loop? I have tried using 'watch as array' but it doesnt seem to make much difference in my attempts so far. I am using CODE::BLOCKS by the way Last edited by rogster001; 11-10-2009 at 05:27 AM. Reason: advise IDE
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11-10-2009, 05:24 AM	#2
RockyMarrone Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: While(1) Posts: 316	If you are working on Visual Studio then it will be there, i don't know why it is not coming in studio try to install visual assistance then it will be more helpful though
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11-10-2009, 07:02 AM	#3
rogster001 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Liverpool UK Posts: 241	i see now that i cannot see changes being made when the array is passed to a function, it is like dynamic changes cannot be seen, when i follow the flow back to where the object was declared the changes can be seen and i can expand said tree. Last edited by rogster001; 11-10-2009 at 07:03 AM. Reason: i wonder if i could have got the words 'see' and seen' in a few dozen more times there...
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