On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:02:14 +0200
Graeme Geldenhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just read the Bug Report 1649. I saw the option in Lazarus for
> "tooltip expression evaluation", but have know idea how this works? I
> have always tried it, as mentioned in the bug report, as that is how
> it worked under Delphi/Kylix, but in never worked for me.
>
> What is the "tooltip expression evaluation" in Lazarus, and how do you use
> it?
>
> Example of what I tried:
> -----------------------------------
> begin
> i := ValueA + ValueB;
> -----------------------------------
>
> >From what I understood "tooltip expression evaluation" means, is that
> if I put a breakpoint on line 2 and run the app.
AFAIK there you ca not set the breakpoint on the very first line of a
program.
And if ValueA is a constant, it may be replaced by the compiler.
> When the program
> breaks, I can hover the mouse over "x" or "ValueA" or "ValueB" and a
> tooltip will appear with the value of that variable.
Correct. I just tested: It does.
> This is what I expected, but it has never worked under Linux or
> Windows. Maybe I am understanding this feature all wrong? Any hints?
Does the program stop at the breakpoint?
Can you see something in View -> Debug Output while running?
Mattias
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