New Watch Dialog Box

The New Watch dialog box lets you specify variables or expressions to watch continuously when debugging an application. You open this dialog box by choosing Debug > New Watch, right-clicking a variable in the Source Editor and choosing New Watch, or clicking the New Watch button New Watch button  in the Variables window. When you open the dialog box from the Source Editor, the Watch Expression field contains the name of the variable that the insertion point is on.

When you specify an expression to watch, follow the syntax rules of the debugger that you are using, which by default is the gdb debugger.

When you create a watch, the value of the variable or expression is immediately evaluated and displayed in the Watches window. The value is based on the current context. When you change the current context, the Watches window is updated to show the value of the watch for that context.

See Also
Stepping Through Your C or C++ Program

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