Increase debug item count in Visual Studio

Question

I routinely have to look at byte [1024] and longer in the debugger (VS 2008). At least by default, it shows 15 items. I have 23" widescreens that could display 3 or 4 times that vertically. Does anyone know how to get more items to display (if it is possible)?

Clarification This is primarily for C# code and I am mostly interested in the inline debugger window (the one that appears with a + when you hover over an object in your code).

Answer 1

If you're using C++ use the , format specifier in the debugger to list the count of elements to display

theValue,42

The full set of format specifiers for C++ is available here

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/75w45ekt(VS.71).aspx

Answer 2

I usually use a static class for quick and dirty watches:

public static class DbgUtil{
 public static string DisplayFrom(Array array,int start,int end){
 /// you get the idea

and set a watch or immediate window expression to DbgUtil.DisplayFrom(0,3,foo)

Answer 3

Maybe Mole can help you

Answer 4

You can write a custom debug visualizer to do this.