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Hi,
I am handling a large array of a certain struct and wish to see the values in the array
I can see all the entries in the watch window but if i want to see the fields of each entry in the array i need to expand it manually.
Is there a way to expand all the entries of the array in the watch window at once and
not clicking on every one?
(The opposite function of collapse to parent exists)

Thanks

dj4400

What I have tried:

i Tried to google it but didnt find an answer that addresses an array on the stack
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Updated 20-May-20 7:09am

No, there isn't. At least not by using the default visualizer.

You may want to look into writing your own visualizer for an array type. But be warned. Creating a view of an entire array of expanded objects can take a LOT of time.

Google: visual studio custom debug visualizer[^]
 
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Solution 1 is correct but you may also write some specialized function with the TRACE macro to print interesting values. Sometimes some checking makes sense for only printing the special cases.

Another option can be to create some sorted or filtered array with your criterias which is easier to debug or even speeds up your program.
 
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