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 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	Open the Register Group dialog which 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...	Open the Cast To Type dialog.
	Change Value...	Open 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...	Open the Display As Array dialog which allows you to specify the start and length of the array.
	Edit Register Group	Open the Register Group dialog to edit the selected register group.
	Enable	Enables the selected register.
	Find...	Open the Find dialog which allows you to find specific elements within the view.
	Find/Replace	Open the Find / Replace dialog.
	Format	Select a format type. Choices include: BInary, Decimal, Natural, and hexadecimal.
	Max Length...	Open the Configure Details Pane dialog to set the maximum number of characters to display. Default is 10000.
	Paste	Paste 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	Select all the editor content.
	Wrap Text	Activate to wrap the text contents within the visible area of the Details pane of the Registers view.

Debug information

Working with registers

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