# Variables View

This view displays information about the variables in the currently-selected stack frame.

The Variables View, shown with columns.

Following are the commands available in the Variables View.

Variables View Commands
Command | Name | Description | Availability
--- | --- | --- | ---
| Change Value... | Allows you to change the value for the underlying selected variable. | Context menu
| Collapse All | Collapses all the the currently expanded variables. | View action
| Copy Variables | Copies the selected variables to the system clipboard. | Context menu
| Create Watch Expression | Allows you to create a watch expression for the selected variable. | Context menu
| Detail Pane... | Allows you to specify the maximum number of characters to show in the details pane. | View action
| Edit Logical Structure | Allow you to edit the logical structure of the selected variable | Context menu
| Find... | Realizes the search dialog to find elements in the variables view. | Context menu
| Horizontal View Orientation | Allows you to set the details pane in a horizontal layout within the variables view. | View action
| Inspect | Allows you to inspect the selected variable in the expressions view. | Context menu
| Instance Breakpoints... | Allows you to filter existing breakpoints to certain instances. | Context menu
| New Detail Formatter... | Allows you to create your own detail formatter for that type of variable. | Context menu
| Open Actual Type | Opens the actual type of the selected variable. | Context menu
| Open Actual Type Hierarchy | Realizes the actual type hierarchy for the actual type of the selected variable. | Context menu
| Open Declared Type | Opens the declared type for the selected variable in a new editor. | Context menu
| Open Declared Type Hierarchy | Realizes the type hierarchy for the declared type of the selected variable. | Context menu
| Preferences... | Realizes the Details Formatter preference page. | View action
| Select All | Selects all of the variables in the view. | Context menu
| Select Columns | Allows you to select which columns are shown when columns are visible. | View action
| Show As... | Allows you to select a different formatter for showing the selected logical structure type variable. | Context menu
| Show Constants | Changes if constants should be shown in the view or not. | View action
| Show Columns | Changes if columns should be shown in the view or not. | View action
| Show Logical Structures | Changes if logical structures should be shown in the view or not. | View action
| Show Null Arrays | Changes if null arrays should be shown in the view or not. | View action
| Show Qualified Names | Changes if qualified names should be shown in the view or not. | View action
| Show Static Variables | Changes if static variables should be shown in the view or not. | View action
| Show Type Names | Changes if type names should be shown in the view or not. | View action
| Variables View Only | Allows you to remove the details pane from the variables view. | View action
| Vertical View Orientation | Allows you to set the details pane in a vertical layout within the variables view. | View action
| Wrap Text in Details Pane | Changes if the text in the associated details pane should be wrapped or not. | View action

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