Watch Window

To display the window, click Debug > Windows > Watch > Watch n while debugging.

Use the Watch window to:

• View the value of variables using one of these methods to add a variable to the Watch window:
  • Right-click a variable in the editor and click Add Watch.
  • In the Watch window, click an empty row in the Name column, and type a variable.
• View the value of expressions by clicking an empty row in the Name column, and typing an expression.
• View the data in a CICS container by right-clicking a container in the CICS Channels window , and dragging and dropping it into the Watch window.
• Change the display format for all values from decimal to hexadecimal by right-clicking in the Watch window, and then clicking Hexadecimal Display.
• Change the display format of values on an individual row:
  1. Select a row.
  2. Press F2.
  3. Type a modifier after the name of the variable or the expression as follows:

     h or x

     Type Variable,h or Variable,x to always display the variable or the expression in hexadecimal format.

     d

     Type Variable,d to always display numeric variables in decimal format and strings - as text.

• Edit data in a writable CICS container as hexadecimal data:
  Note: A writable CICS container appears in the CICS Channels window with the Read-Only column set to False.
  1. If currently in decimal display mode, switch to hexadecimal display mode by right-clicking in the Watch window and selecting Hexadecimal Display from the context menu.
  2. While in hexadecimal display mode, edit the data in the Value column as necessary.
     Note: When editing, data that extends beyond the size limit of the container is ignored.

     Data changes made to CICS container data are reflected in the CICS Channels window .