i would like to read the information displayed in the "Variables" or "Watch" window when debugging.
is there any way to do that with out going into eclipse source code?
thanks.
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Why wouldn't you want to go to the source code? What's the purpose of debugging if not for checking the code?Damien– Damien2011-01-14 02:52:10 +00:00Commented Jan 14, 2011 at 2:52
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You are going to need to provide more information in your question if you expect a useful answer. In particular, what do you mean by "read". Who is supposed to be reading that information? To do what?Konstantin Komissarchik– Konstantin Komissarchik2011-01-14 02:55:37 +00:00Commented Jan 14, 2011 at 2:55
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i would like to pront it out. i would like to have like a "daemon" program that runs in the background (as a plugin for eclipse) and each line of code that passes i would be able to analyze that data in the debugger... (stack trace, variable information and values. etc.)Gleeb– Gleeb2011-03-30 08:09:16 +00:00Commented Mar 30, 2011 at 8:09
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As mentioned in "Tips and Tricks for Debugging in Eclipse", the variable view allows you to define exactly what you want to see from a given variable by writing your own formatter:
That way, an object don't just display its memory address, but its actual value (and only the one you have chosen to see at that):
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Gleeb
as i said above. i would like to print this information out, automatically.
VonC
@Gleeb: sorry, I completely missed your other comment. The expression used in the formatter I mention should enable you to automatically display said information.
Gleeb
Thanks. i saw this abit late. but i will try it out. if this works i'll have some follow up questions. i'll link this post to the follow up question.
VonC
@Gleeb What was missing in the answer for you to remove the accepted status?
Gleeb
it was a long time since this question was posted and this answer wasn't correct even then. if you read the comments on the question itself, you will see that i was looking to create a plugin for eclipse or some sort of 3rd party application that will connect to the eclipse debugger and be able to read information from it. like i said top long time ago, i want for each line of code to read the debugger information (variables, stack trace ETC.), i still don't know how to do that but what your explaining here is how to work with the debugging perspective.
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I agree with vonc answer above but you really wanted Watch equivalent in eclipse.
i.e "Expression" third tab from variable ...
