This view enables you to:
add expressions that you use regularly or that you want to examine in more detail
edit, and delete expressions
freeze the selected view to prevent the values being updated by a running target.
Note
If your expression contains side-effects when evaluating the expression, the results are unpredictable. Side-effects occur when the state of one or more inputs to the expression changes when the expression is evaluated.
, instead of x++ or x+=1 you
must use x+1.
Right-click on the column headers to select the columns that you want displayed:
- Name
An expression that resolves to an address, such as
main+1024.- Value
The value of the expression. You can modify a value that has a white background. A yellow background indicates the value has changed.
If you freeze the view, then you cannot change a value.
- Type
The type associated with the value at the address identified by the expression.
- Count
The number of array or pointer elements. You can edit a pointer element count.
- Size
The size of expression in bits.
- Location
The address in hexadecimal identified by the expression, or the name of a register, if expression contains only a single register name.
- Access
The access type of expression.
All columns are displayed by default.
Toolbar and context menu optionsThe following options are available from the toolbar or context menu:
- Linked:
context Links this view to the selected connection in the Debug Control view. This is the default. Alternatively you can link the view to a specific connection. If the connection you want is not shown in the drop-down list you might have to select it first in the Debug Control view.
- Add New Expression
Adds a new expression to the expression list.
- Remove Selected Expression
Removes the selected expression from the list.
- Remove All Expressions
Removes all expressions from the list.
- Search
Searches the data in the current view for an expression.
- Cut
Copies and removes the selected expression.
- Copy
Copies the selected expression.
To copy an expression for use in the Disassembly view or Memory view, first select the expression in the Name field.
- Paste
Pastes expressions that you have previously cut or copied.
- Delete
Deletes the selected expression.
- Select All
Selects all expressions.
- Show in memory view
Where enabled, displays the Memory view with the address set to either:
the value of the selected expression, if the expression translates to an address, the address of an array,
&namethe location of the expression, the name of an array,
name.
The memory size is set to the size of the variable, using the sizeof keyword.
- Show in register view
If the expression corresponds to a register, then displays the Registers view with that register selected. This might be:
an expression that consists only of a single register,
$pca variable that is currently held in a register, For example, the variable
tmight be held in register R5.
- Send to Selection
Enables you to add register filters to an Expression view. Displays a sub menu that enables you to add to a specific Expressions view.
- format list
A list of formats you can use for the expression value.
- View Menu
The following View Menu options are available:
- New Expression View
Displays a new instance of the Expressions view.
- Refresh
Refreshes the view.
- Freeze Data
Toggles the freezing of data in the current view. This also disables and enables the Refresh option.
- Tasks
ARM® DS-5™ Using Eclipse:
- Reference
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