Where are the variables stored in the debugger?
Debugger windows like Watch, Autos, Locals, and the QuickWatch dialog show you variables, which are stored at specific locations in memory. The Memory window shows you the overall picture.
Where to find the object ID in the debugger?
Start the debugger ( F5) and stop at the breakpoint. Find the variable in the Locals window ( Debug > Windows > Locals ), right-click the variable, and select Make Object ID. You should see a $ plus a number in the Locals window. This variable is the object ID.
Where do I find watch variable in debugger?
Start the debugger ( F5) and stop at the breakpoint. Find the variable in the Locals window ( Debug > Windows > Locals ), right-click the variable, and select Make Object ID. You should see a $ plus a number in the Locals window. This variable is the object ID. Right-click the object ID variable and choose Add Watch.
Where to find memory in Visual Studio debugger?
Under Debug > Windows > Memory, select Memory 1, Memory 2, Memory 3, or Memory 4. (Some editions of Visual Studio offer only one Memory window.) The address space of a computer is large, and you can easily lose your place by scrolling in the Memory window.
Is the memory window available for script debugging?
The Memory window isn’t available for script or SQL debugging. Those languages don’t recognize the concept of memory. Like other debugger windows, the Memory windows are available only during a debugging session.
How to analyze CPU and memory while debugging?
Similar steps to what we’ve seen here also works for C++ with some small differences. When debugging C++, first toggle the “Heap Profiling” button before you can take snapshots, and instead of using the references list you can view instances of a particular type and then see the allocation stack for each instance.