Re: looking at contents of a std::string in OW debugger

From	Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid>
Newsgroups	openwatcom.users.c_cpp
Subject	Re: looking at contents of a std::string in OW debugger
Date	2018-11-17 10:34 -0800
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On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:25:38 -0600, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 8/24/2018 12:16 PM, Paul S Person wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:27:50 -0500, Lynn McGuire
>> <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 8/23/2018 11:47 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:24:31 -0500, Lynn McGuire
>>>> <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How do you look at the contents of a std::string in OW debugger ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Specifically, the string itself rather than just the first character.
>>>>
>>>> It's been a long time since I debugged C++.
>>>>
>>>> However, if you can see the first character, are you, by any chance,
>>>> looking at an ASCII string (a char * of some sort)?
>>>>
>>>> If so, then right-clicking on what I presume is a data member,
>>>> selecting "Type", and selecting "String" might work. It does in C.
>>>
>>> I wish, the String type is greyed out.
>> 
>> The Debugger Guide lists a bunch of Type options I never see since
>> they are for C++; but it is not clear which are available when.
>> 
>> So, then, how does Show perform?
>> 
>> In C, it allows you to see the memory. This is not ideal; it uses the
>> usual hex display, with the characters shown on the right; but it can
>> be useful at times.
>> 
>>> I write all of my new code in either F77 or C++, depending on the
>>> situation.  C just does not get it for me anymore.
>> 
>> I wish I could find an older project of mine that uses <string>, but,
>> for some reason, I can't. It's been too long, I guess. I can't even
>> remember which data member you might be looking at!
>> 
>> Frank Beythian initiated wgml and he did it in C, so I am working in C
>> now. I think this was a good idea, for it really doesn't need C++
>> (well, Classes would be very nice in a few places), and using C avoids
>> endless arguments over whether or not it is truly object-oriented
>> which using C++ has been known to invite.
>
>Wow, this is a major failure of the OW debugger.
>
>I guess that OW is sun-setting.  Sad.

The server was attacked.
Then it was moved.
And it is still being tested.
So activity has dropped.

You could try Jiri's version (2.0).
But I imagine it has the same problem.
Or it's support group.
They may know of a solution.
-- 
"I begin to envy Petronius."
"I have envied him long since."

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looking at contents of a std::string in OW debugger Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-08-22 14:24 -0500
  Re: looking at contents of a std::string in OW debugger Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> - 2018-08-23 09:47 -0700
    Re: looking at contents of a std::string in OW debugger Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-08-23 20:27 -0500
      Re: looking at contents of a std::string in OW debugger Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> - 2018-08-24 10:16 -0700
        Re: looking at contents of a std::string in OW debugger Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-11-16 13:25 -0600
          Re: looking at contents of a std::string in OW debugger Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> - 2018-11-17 10:34 -0800

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