Equivalent of Visual Studio Context Operator in Debugger? Follow
For C++ Visual studio has this feature called the Context Operator that allows you to qualify a variable name in the watch window in case the debugger can't automatically find it. It's very useful in large multi-module projects. Does Rider have an equivalent? Using the same syntax doesn't seem to work in my Rider watch.
I'll also add that I'm testing this in a UE4 project.
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Hello Akamboj,
Thank you for contacting Rider support.
Syntax like
{,,EXAMPLE.dll}expr
is supported and should work. Please try typing expression using watches orEvaluate expression
dialog. (see the screenshot)If you experience any problems, please let me know.
Have a nice day!
Hi Dmitry! I figured out what was going wrong a few days, sorry I should have noted that in the thread!
I was using quotation marks around the dll name, and that wasn't working, but once I removed the quotes I started being able to observe the value in the watch window.
I am happy to hear that we came up with a solution.
If there are no other questions, then I am going to proceed with archiving this ticket.
Should you have any other questions or difficulties in the future, do not hesitate to contact support.
Have a nice day!