custom debug-tooltip

[Russell]

How I can tell to VS to write a custom feature on the tooltip that pop up on the name of the variables during debug? I mean: If I define

int i;

during the debug (stopping the process using breakpoints) I can move the mouse pointer on the name of the variable and a tooltip will tell:

i = 5

Elseway if:

CMyClass Class;

the tooltip will tell:

Class = {CMyClass}

------------------------------------------ Well...it is not enough...what I desire is that in that tooltip is writed the value of one (or more) member variable of my classes. Is it possible? It could be very useful for me.:-D:-D

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Russell

[Dave Kreskowiak]

If I understand the question correctly, Visual Studio .NET 2005 already does this.

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[Russell]

Really?? Great!! Then, how I can set that output string format? Tnx

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Russell

[Dave Kreskowiak]

Debugger Visualizers[^]. You can't change the default ones, but you can make your own visualizers and show whatever you want. I wrote one for showing images in the debugger instead of the usual Bitmap properties.

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[Russell]

Oops: Visual Studio .NET 2003 doesn't know the property

DebuggerDisplay

....:sigh::(( I think I need to wait to buy VS 2005...:~ Thank you very much

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Russell

[Dave Kreskowiak]

Nope. Like I said, this is new to VS.NET 2005. There's no support for this in 2003.

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[revi22]

What method do you think is better when there are many threads? Regards, Analizzatore Cloro

[Dave Kreskowiak]

Uhh... WHAT? :confused:

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