IDE Window: Local Variables: what changed
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| 10 | 1 | ## Navigation | |
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| 3 | + | [[Main menu|Main Menu]] \> [[Main menu|View]] \> Debug Windows \> Local Variables | |
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| 14 | 5 | ## Important | |
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| 7 | + | You must [[Debugger Setup|setup the debugger]] and start the project to debug it. Only then this window will be useful. | |
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| 18 | 9 | ## Local variables | |
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| 13 | + | This is the list of the local variables and their current values of the current function/procedure. | |
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| 24 | 15 | ## Data displayed | |
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| 17 | + | Name | |
| 18 | + | The mangled name of the variable. Normally the compiler converts the Pascal identifier to uppercase. You will see local variables only if the procedure was compiled with debugging information. | |
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| 20 | + | Values | |
| 21 | + | The current value of the local variable. | |
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| 23 | + | Note: The values are shown in a very basic form. e.g Objects are shown as pointer, instead of structure. You may get more information by adding a variable to the [[IDE Window: Watch list|Watches]] window. | |
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| 33 | 25 | ## Scope (Stackframe, Thread, History) | |
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| 27 | + | The values are evaluated according to the scope set in the [[IDE Window: Threads|Thread]] and [[IDE Window: Call Stack|Call Stack]] dialogs. Default is the current Thread and top stack frame. Both (Stack and Frame) dialogs offer to change the "current" Frame/Thread. The Watches window will follow this selection. | |
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| 29 | + | It is also possible to select previously displayed values, using the [[IDE Window: Debug History|History]] dialog. | |
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| 39 | 31 | ## See also | |
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| 33 | + | - [[IDE Window: Watch list|Watches Window]] | |
| 34 | + | - [[IDE Window: Debug History|Debug History]] | |
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| 37 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "IDE Window: Local Variables", as it stood on 2021-02-01 after a change by Trev, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* |