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. The options described below are available when you right-click a register value.

Change Register Value
Specifies a register value.
Format
Displays register values, in Natural, Decimal, or Hexadecimal number systems.
Show Type Names
Displays the type, (such as int) beside each register value.
Auto-Refresh
Updates the registers list each time execution stops.
Refresh
Updates the registers list.
Display as Array
Displays a selected register as an array of a specified length and index. This option is only applicable to pointers.
Cast To Type
Casts a register value to a different type.
Restore to Original Type
Restores a register value to its original type.

Related concepts
Debug information

Related tasks
Working with registers

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