Registers view

The Registers view of the Debug perspective lists information about the registers in a selected stack frame. Values that have changed are highlighted in the Registers view when your program stops.

Registers view toolbar options

The table below lists the icons displayed in the Registers view toolbar.
Icon Name Description
Show Type Names Displays the type (such as int) beside each register value.
Show Logical Structure Changes if logical structures should be shown in the view or not.
Collapse All Collapses all the currently expanded registers.
View Menu > Layout Provides multiple layout options for the Registers view.

Registers view context menu commands

The Registers view context menu commands include:
Icon Name Description
  Add Register Group Opens the Register Group dialog that allows you to define a register group that is shown in the Registers view.
  Assign Value Assigns a value to the selected register.
Cast To Type... Opens the Cast To Type dialog.
Change Value... Opens the Set Value dialog to change the selected registers value.
  Content Assist Opens a content assist dialog at the current cursor position.
  Copy Copies the currently selected text or elements to the clipboard.
Copy Registers Copies the register names and contents to the clipboard.
Create Watch Expression Converts the selected register into a watch expression.
  Cut Copies the currently selected text or element to the clipboard and removes the element.
Disable Disables the selected register.
Display As Array... Opens the Display As Array dialog that allows you to specify the start and length of the array.
  Edit Register Group Opens the Register Group dialog to edit the selected register group.
Enable Enables the selected register.
  Find... Opens the Find dialog that allows you to find specific elements within the view.
  Find/Replace Opens the Find / Replace dialog.
  Format Selects a format type. Choices include Default, Decimal, Hexadecimal, Octal, and Binary.
  Max Length... Opens the Configure Details Pane dialog to set the maximum number of characters to display. Default is 10000.
  Paste Pastes the current clipboard content as text.
  Remove Register Group Removes the currently selected register group.
  Restore Default Register Groups Restores the original register groups.
  Restore Original Type Returns the selected register to the original type.
  Select All Selects all the editor content.
  Wrap Text Activates to wrap the text contents within the visible area of the Details pane of the Registers view.