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Viewing a List of Variables
Figure 191: A Context Menu
Figure 192: Expression List
Window Context Menu
You can bring up this window directly by using the Tools > Expression List
command.
When you enter information in the Tools > Expression List Window, where
you place the cursor and what you select make a difference. If you click on
a variable or select a row in the Variable Window, TotalView adds that variable
to the Expression List Window. If you instead select text, TotalView
adds that text. What’s the difference? The Expression List figure in the previous
section shows three variations of d1_array, and each was obtained in
a different way, as follows:
� The first entry was added by just selecting part of what was displayed in
the Source Pane.
� The second entry was added by selecting a row in the Variable Window.
� The third entry was added by clicking at a random point in the variable’s
text in the Source Pane.
You can tell TotalView to look for a variable in the scope that exists when
your program stops executing, rather than keeping it locked to the scope
from which it was added to the Tools > Expression List Window. Do this by
right-clicking an item, then selecting Compilation Scope > Floating from
the context menu.
For more information, see “Viewing Variables in Different Scopes as Program Executes”
on page 288.
304 Chapter 14: Examining and Changing Data