I've closed debugging screens but I don't know how to re-open them

Question

Hello,

Once I've, while working with VS, I saw several screens popping up in a disorganized fashion. Since I didn't try know what were them, I just close them all. Now, it looks like I closed what I closed were debugging screens. In fact, when I start an application in debugging mode (f5), I don't see any of them.

I'd like to how I can get them back (where to look for). I want especially the screen that allows me to check the value of local variables.

Thanks for helping

Answer 1

Menu bar - Debug -> Windows -> The ones you need.

Answer 2

Under Debug menu, Windows submenu. More items will appear during debug mode.

Answer 3

Hi Richard, you were asking specifically for the window that shows information about local variables as you step forward - I'm pretty sure that this is the Locals window that @leppie pointed out in the Debug>Windows menu.

For reference, there are 3 main windows that you can use to investigate variables as you step through code:

• Locals: This shows you information about the variables currently in context as you step through code
• Watch: This allows you to set up references to data that you want to watch as you are debugging
• Autos: This is similar to Locals, except it only shows variables that are used in the current and previous statement

HTH