How to display strings in Xcode debugger?

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I always used to be able to see NSString values in the debugger, without problem. Since updating to 3.2.5 all I see is the format string {(char *)Xcode_CFStringSummary($VAR, $ID)}:s

I can't see anything wrong with that. Can anybody please tell me what the correct formatter should be?

I'm still struggling with this and debugging without seeing any strings. Very frustrating. Can anybody help please? — Rich
– Rich, Commented Dec 6, 2010 at 15:44

Steve · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-09 16:33:55Z

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I'm having this same problem and haven't found a solution. But at least I did figure out you can still view the strings by right clicking on the string variable and selecting "Print Description to Console".

answered Dec 9, 2010 at 16:33

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Rich Over a year ago

Thanks a lot for that tip! You having trouble too, after updating? I was surprised not to find any reference to it anywhere.

Wayne Lo Over a year ago

Hi Steve, did you find the solution?

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:19:55Z

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I also had this problem and at the same time I noticed a couple of errors about missing symbols for xcode debug libraries (see here). Fixing the errors as described in the link also made my strings start working again. I realise you are talking about a different version of the SDK, but maybe the problem is the same.

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answered Apr 10, 2011 at 13:22

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