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How to prevent string truncation in debugger's Variables window? [message #1433307] Sun, 28 September 2014 14:57 Go to next message
Al Berg is currently offline Al BergFriend
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When debugging C/C++ code in Eclipse CDT (Linux), in the debugger's Variables window only a part of the string's contents is shown for strings which are longer than 1024 characters or so. Right-clicking on the window and selecting "Max length..." with setting the max. length to big values or to 0 - doesn't change anything. Currently the only ways I know to see the whole string is via memory view or via "Display as array" menu item, but this is inconvenient. Is there a way to show the required length of string in the debugger's 'Variables' window?
Re: How to prevent string truncation in debugger's Variables window? [message #1433891 is a reply to message #1433307] Mon, 29 September 2014 11:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Axel Mueller is currently offline Axel MuellerFriend
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Did you limit the displayed lengh in your gdbinit file? AFAIK, the option "set print elements MAXLENGTH" would limit the output from gdb. It is also possible that the output length is limited by the pretty printer python script if you are using e.g. std::string.

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Re: How to prevent string truncation in debugger's Variables window? [message #1434232 is a reply to message #1433891] Mon, 29 September 2014 21:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Al Berg is currently offline Al BergFriend
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Alex,

There is no .gdbinit file on my computer. Does gdb have some displayed length limit by default? Or does Eclipse set this limit to gdb somewhere elese than in .gdbinit file? Is it by design that Eclipse out of the box truncates strings in debugger?
Re: How to prevent string truncation in debugger's Variables window? [message #1434692 is a reply to message #1434232] Tue, 30 September 2014 12:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Axel Mueller is currently offline Axel MuellerFriend
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/233328/how-do-i-print-the-full-value-of-a-long-string-in-gdb
With "show print elements" in a gdbinit file you can get the actual value.


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Re: How to prevent string truncation in debugger's Variables window? [message #1434976 is a reply to message #1434692] Tue, 30 September 2014 22:01 Go to previous message
Al Berg is currently offline Al BergFriend
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Thanks, Axel!
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