Article ID: 199907
Article Last Modified on 12/8/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Developer Network Visual Studio Edition 6.0
- Microsoft Developer Network Visual Studio Edition 97
- MSDN 2003 Universal Edition
This article was previously published under Q199907
SUMMARY
The MSDN library documentation for the Evaluate method of the Debugger object incorrectly states that this method is functionally identical to typing in the Visual C++ debugger's Watch window. For example, the Watch window can evaluate C/C++ function calls and the Evaluate method cannot.
MORE INFORMATION
Launch the MSDN library and follow this path:
Visual C++ documentation
Using Visual C++
Visual C++ User's Guide
Automating Tasks in Visual Studio
Developer Studio Objects
Reference: Developer Studio Objects
Objects
Debugger Object
Click Evaluate. The documentation states the following:
Evaluates an expression, as if you typed it in the Visual C++ debugger's Watch window.
This is incorrect. Debugger.Evaluate cannot evaluate functions during a debug session of C/C++ code in Visual C++. However, Debugger.Evaluate can evaluate such mathematical expressions as "2+2".
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