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Bug 176210 - Add a facility to inspect local variables and field directly within editor
Summary: Add a facility to inspect local variables and field directly within editor
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 59327
Alias: None
Product: debugger
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Java (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P3 normal with 1 vote (vote)
Assignee: Martin Entlicher
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Reported: 2009-11-09 05:27 UTC by chandru_in
Modified: 2010-05-06 08:02 UTC (History)
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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