Chapter 25: Testing and Debugging Applications

Examining variable values

Using Variables views

Each Variables view shows one or more types of variables in an expandable outline. Double-click the variable names or click on the plus and minus signs next to them to expand and contract the hierarchy. If you open a new Variables view, it shows all variable types.

**Table 25-3: Variable views in the debugger**
Variable type	What the Variables view shows
Local	Values of variables that are local to the current script or function
Global	Values of all global variables defined for the application and properties of all objects (such as windows) that are open
Instance	Properties of the current object instance (the object to which the current script belongs) and values of instance variables defined for the current object
Parent	Properties of the parent of the current instance
Shared	Objects, such as application, window, and menu objects, that have been opened, and the shared variables associated with them

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