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Variables view

Variables view allows viewing and manipulating variables when a 4gl program is run in the debug mode:

Toolbar of the Variables view

From the toolbar of the Variables view, these actions are available:

	Show Type Names	shows the types of variables (this option is not available if Show columns in Layout is enabled):
	Show Logical Structure	allows selecting the format for showing the logical structure of the necessary variable
	Collapse All	collapses all the expanded variables
	Show module variables	shows/hides module variables
	Show global variables	shows/hides global variables
	Show build-in variables	shows/hides special built-in variables
	Open New View	opens one more Variables views (are displayed in the bottom part of the Debug perspective): You can open as many views as you need.
	View menu	opens the drop-down menu:
	Minimize	minimizes the view
	Maximize	maximizes the view

From the drop-down menu of the Variables view, you can perform these actions:

Layout

changes the mutual layout of the variables list and their details pane:

Vertical - details pane opens on the right from the list of variables

Horisontal - details pane opens in the bottom of the view

Automatic - details pane opens in the whitespace (vertical or horizontal depending on the available space)

Variables View Only - removes the details pane

Show Columns - shows columns in the view

Select Columns - allows selecting columns to be displayed in the view (Name, Declared Type, Value, and Actual Type)

Java

allows manipulating variables in Java programs:

From the context menu, you can perform these actions:

	Select All	selects all the variables in the view
	Copy variables	copies the selected variables to the system clipboard
	Find	allows finding the necessary variable in the list by its name: In the Variables view, the necessary variable is highlighted with blue color.
	Change Value	when selected, allows changing the value of the necessary variables. When you set the value in the dialog box, it changes in the Variables view:
	Create watchpoints	creates a new watchpoint
	Watch	creates a watch expression for the selected variable

From the context menu of the Details pane, you can perform these actions:

Assign Value	assigns a value to the selected variable
Cut	copies the selected text to the clipboard and removes it from the view
Copy	copies the value to the clipboard
Paste	pastes the value to the Details pane
Select All	selects all the variables in the scope
Find/Replace	opens the Find/Replace window:
Max Length	allows setting the number of characters to be displayed in the Details pane: