Using Debugging Information Windows

The Development Environment displays information in a series of windows that you can view as you debug a program.

You activate these windows with commands from the Window menu.

These are the windows and information they show:

Window Information

Watch Watch expressions set with the Watch Expression command. Values are displayed only while using the debugger.
Locals Values of local variables within the function currently being stepped through. Values are used only while using the debugger.
Registers Current contents of the memory and status registers.
Errors Information about compiler errors. Errors are displayed only while building the program.

You can size and minimize these windows during debugging so that you can see various types of information at one time.

Figure 5.1 shows the debugging information windows.