> I'm trying to look at the "data" variable which is XML with children()
So, just right click on the variable in your code (Not the variables panel) and select Watch "The Variable Name". It's about 2/3rds down just above "Run As". > Mmmmm... It'd be great if i can on the fly edit expressions without having to > create new variables and recompile... You can. Right click the expression in the Expressions Panel and select "Edit Watch Expression". --- In [email protected], Nick Middleweek <n...@...> wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks for the replies... Amy - I've tried wrapping my e4x in a trace > statement inside the Expression panel but that didn't seem to help me :( > > > Valdor, I seem to be able to look at basic variables when I trace now - I'm > right-clicking the variable from the Variables panel, adding it as an > Expression and it's there. > > I'm trying to look at the "data" variable which is XML with children() so I > edit the expression as data.children() and click ok but get the error... > > I then try XML(data).children() but no joy either. > > > Mmmmm... It'd be great if i can on the fly edit expressions without having > to create new variables and recompile... > > > Nick > > > > > 2010/1/6 valdhor <valdhorli...@...> > > > > > > > I use this all the time. > > > > Generally, I am only interested in a few variable values and it is a pain > > to have to open the variables pane full screen and then navigate around to > > see what each of the variable values are (especially if they are in multiple > > instances). > > > > So, what I do is right click on the variable I want to watch (inside my > > code) and select Watch("Variable Name"). This adds it to the watch > > expression pane and when I hit a breakpoint, the values I want to look at > > are right there. I can then resume or step through and watch them change. > > > > One other thing that is useful is the path to a nested variable. For > > example, I clicked on an item in the variables pane and added it as a watch > > expression. I then right clicked on the expression and selected "Edit Watch > > Expression". I can now copy and paste that into my code and know that it > > will work. > > > > Anyway, how did you get the variable into the Expressions panel? Also, what > > type of variable is it? There has to be a reason you get a "Can't Evaluate" > > message. > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Nick > > Middleweek <nick@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Has anyone managed to get this "what seems to 'could' be a wonderfull > > tool" > > > working? > > > > > > i just get a message in red saying something like "Cant evaluate" > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any pointers... > > > Nick > > > > > > > >
