microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
displaying "this" pointers data in watch window
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Description
Type: Debugger
I am using visual code in Debian with gdb.
Version: 1.31.1 Commit: 1b8e8302e405050205e69b59abb3559592bb9e60 Date: 2019-02-12T02:19:29.629Z Electron: 3.1.2 Chrome: 66.0.3359.181 Node.js: 10.2.0 V8: 6.6.346.32 OS: Linux x64 4.9.0-8-amd64
C/C++ extension version : 0.21.0
I remember in visual studio pro its possible to type "*this" in watch window and I can see members of the class object and regardless of the abstraction or template the class name is also displayed.
However in visual studio code, there is no such information is displayed for *this. All it can display is the address of the "this" pointer. Can someone help me how to get it working in visual studio code ? Can I know the gdb command otherwise to display such information ?
Thanks.
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the *this watch expression in VS Code's C/C++ extension with GDB on Debian, comparing it with the reported Visual Studio behavior. Done means the watch window shows the pointed-to class type and members rather than only the pointer address.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100