Locals Window

See Also Tasks

Displays the local variables and their values in the current stack frame. As the execution switches from procedure to procedure, the contents of the Locals window change to reflect the local variables applicable to the current procedure.

The Locals window is updated only when execution is stopped. Values that have changed since the last break are highlighted.

In the Locals window you can:

Change the current stack frame within the active thread by selecting it from the Context list.
Drag a selected variable to the Immediate window or the Watch window.
Double-click a variable to edit its value.
Click the + or - to view or hide the member variables of an object variable or array. You can also use the following keystrokes to view or hide member variables of the selected object or array or to move around in the Locals window:

To:	Use the:
Collapse the member variables list	LEFT ARROW key
View the member variables	RIGHT ARROW key
Toggle between hiding and viewing the variables	ENTER
Move upward in the member variables list	UP ARROW key
Move downward in the member variables list	DOWN ARROW key
Move up an expanded list	LEFT ARROW key
Move down an expanded list	RIGHT ARROW key

Note Change the size of a column by dragging the border of the column header to the right to make the column larger or to the left to make it smaller.

Elements

Context List

Contains the call stack for the active thread. The procedures are listed in the order they appear in the Call Stack window.

Name

A list of the local variables in the current stack frame.

Value

A list of the values of all local variables.

Type

A list of the data types of all local variables.