Data explorer basics

Here is an example of a data explorer:

Title bar

The title bar of a data explorer is active. Here is a description of the items on the title bar from left to right:
Data explorer title bar
Item Meaning
name

This is the name or address of the variable or variables displayed. In the above example, i is the name of the data explorer. You can change the name. For more information, see "Modifying values".
type

This is the type of the variable being displayed. In the above example, int refers to the C type integer. You can change the type. For more information, see "Modifying values".


This is the Format button. When you click it, the data explorer Format menu appears. For a description of the menu items, see "Data explorer format menu"




Next to the down arrow is a bullet called the freeze dot. Clicking the bullet freezes and unfreezes the representation of the data explorer. In a frozen state, a stop sign appears and the contents of the window are preserved. The window is no longer being updated, and you cannot change the contents. Once a window is unfrozen (click the stop sign), it will be updated to reflect the current state of the program.
Typing Ctrl+d in the window opens a duplicate window and freezes the original, replacing the bullet with a stop sign. This is useful if you want to continue execution and compare a future value of a variable to its current value.


The pop arrow pops the data explorer back up one level. This only occurs when there are derived data explorers present. See also "Working with data explorers".


When you click the close button, this closes the data explorer window. You can also press Ctrl+q in the window to close it.

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