Add option to display array of chars as string
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Description
Hi,
First of all, great project. I love it :)
I would like to request a small feature of displaying variables, which are defined as array of chars, as strings.
Please see the attached image:
The variable entry->d_name is defined as array of chars. The only way I could show it as string was to add it to the expressions with a cast to (char *).
Can you add the option to show the string in the "local variables" window ?
Thanks

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Research direction
Start at the local variables window and trace how array-of-char values are currently rendered, comparing them with the expression view where a (char *) cast displays the value as a string. Identify the existing variable-display entry point and determine how the option should appear; done means array-of-char variables display their string contents without requiring a cast.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100