Add ability to display the address of a string data variable instead of the string value

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering

Research direction

Start by locating the IL views that render string data variables, then trace how view options and the IL view hamburger menu are exposed through the API. Done means users can toggle displaying the address or data variable name instead of the string value in the relevant IL views, through both interfaces.

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Description

Component: API Component: UI Effort: Low Impact: Low

What is the feature you'd like to have?
Currently, in the IL views above low level IL, when the IL references a string data variable, the string value is shown. I would like to have the option to show the address or data variable name (e.g. &data_1234) instead of the string value. It would be nice if this were an option that could be enabled/disabled via API and the IL view hamburger menu.

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It would be nice if I could configure it to display as:

void* const i = &data_34e4

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