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Bug 176210

Summary:	Add a facility to inspect local variables and field directly within editor
Product:	debugger	Reporter:	chandru_in <chandru_in>
Component:	Java	Assignee:	Martin Entlicher <mentlicher>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description chandru_in 2009-11-09 05:27:49 UTC

Currently the only way to inspect the contents of objects while debugging is through the variables window.  This is inconvenient for many reasons.

1) The variables window may not be currently visible.
2) Developer has to navigate through the tree for "this" to inspect values in fields.

All these make inspection much slower than it should be.  If a facility is provided to select an expression within the editor and use a shortcut key to inspect its result right within the editor it will be very helpful.

Not: It is not the same as the tooltip shown currently.  It must provide a navigable view of the objects.

Comment 1 Martin Entlicher 2009-11-09 06:46:57 UTC

This is already submitted as issue #59327.
It will likely to be implemented into the next release.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 59327 ***

Comment 2 Marian Mirilovic 2010-05-06 08:02:43 UTC

verified duplicate