Expressions

The Expressions view

The Expressions View allows to perform expression evaluation on the debugged device. The service can be used to retrieve or modify values of variables or any data structures in device memory.

expr view open
Fig. 1. Opening the Expressions View
expr view
Fig. 2. The Expression View

Add new expression

A new expression can be added by click on the green + icon at the top of the view, or by clicking on the Add new expression button.

add expr
Fig. 3. Adding a new expression using the Add new expression button
expr added
Fig. 4. After adding a new expression it will be displayed in the Expressions View

Remove expression

Expressions can be deleted any time by right click on the expression then click on Remove, or using the X button at the top of the view.

remove expr
Fig. 5. Remove an expression
remove expr after
Fig. 6. After removal, the expression can longer be seen in the Expressions View

View Expression in the Memory View

Expressions can be viewed in the Memory View to see the underlying memory address contents by right clicking on the expression then select View Memory.

view expr
Fig. 7. View Expression in the Memory View
expr memory
Fig. 8. The expression will be then displayed in the Memory View

Disable/Enable a given expression

Expressions can also be disabled so their value won’t be displayed in the Expressions View. The expression can be enabled at any time during debugging.

disable expr
Fig. 9. Disable a given expression
enable expr
Fig. 10. Enable a given expression

Watchpoint

Watchpoints are currently not supported in the debugger.