# Expressions View

Data can be inspected in the Expressions View. You can inspect data from a scrapbook page, a stack frame of a suspended thread, and other places. The Expressions View opens automatically when an item is added to the view.

Commands available in the Expressions View:

Expressions View Commands
Command | Name | Description | Availability
--- | --- | --- | ---
| Add Watch Expressions | Allows you to add a watch expression. | Context menu
| Change Value... | Allows you to change the value for the underlying variable of the expression. | Context menu
| Copy Expressions | Copies the selected expressions' variables to the system clipboard. | Context menu
| Collapse All | Collapses all the the currently expanded expressions. | View action
| Convert to Watch Expression | Converts the selected inspect expression to a corresponding watch expression. | Context menu
| Detail Pane... | Allows you to specify the maximum number of characters to show in the details pane. | View action
| Disable | Disables a currently enabled expression. | Context menu
| Edit Watch Expression | Allows you to edit the currently selected expression. | Context menu
| Enable | Enables a currently disabled expression. | Context menu
| Expression View Only | Allows you to remove the details pane from the expressions view. | View action
| Find... | Realizes the search dialog to find elements in the expressions view. | Context menu
| Horizontal View Orientation | Allows you to set the details pane in a horizontal layout within the expressions view. | View action
| Inspect | Allows you to inspect the selected watchpoint variable. | Context menu
| Preferences... | Realizes the Details Formatter preference page. | View action
| Reevaluate Expression | Reevaluates the currently selected expression. | Context menu
| Remove | Removes the currently selected expression(s) from the view. | Context menu and view action
| Remove All | Removes all of the expressions from the view. | Context menu and view action
| Select All | Selects all of the expressions in the view. | Context menu
| Show Constants | Changes if constants 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
| Toggle Watchpoint | Allows you to add or remove a watchpoint for the selected variable. | Context menu
| Vertical View Orientation | Allows you to set the details pane in a vertical layout within the expressions 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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