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Changing a Variable’s Data Type
When editing an array’s dimension, you can enter just the extent (if using
the default lower bound), or you can enter the lower and upper bounds
separated by a colon.
TotalView also lets you display a subsection of an array, or filter a scalar array
for values that match a filter expression. See “Displaying Array Slices” on
page 334 and “Filtering Array Data Overview” on page 337 for more information.
Viewing typedef Types
TotalView recognizes the names defined with typedef, and displays these
user-defined types; for example:
typedef double *dptr_t;
dptr_t p_vbl;
TotalView displays the type for p_vbl as dptr_t.
Viewing Structures
TotalView lets you use the struct keyword as part of a type string. In most
cases, this is optional.
This behavior depends upon which compiler you are using. In most cases, you’ll see
what is described here.
If you have a structure and another data type with the same name, however,
you must include the struct keyword so that TotalView can distinguish
between the two data types.
If you use a typedef statement to name a structure, TotalView uses the
typedef name as the type string. Otherwise, TotalView uses the structure tag
for the struct.
Viewing Unions
TotalView displays a union in the same way that it displays a structure.
Even though the fields of a union are overlaid in storage, TotalView displays
the fields on separate lines. (See Figure 201 on page 316.)
CLI: dprint variable
Casting Using the Built-In Types
TotalView provides a number of predefined types. These types are preceded
by a $. You can use these built-in types anywhere you can use the
ones defined in your programming language. These types are also useful in
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