Is it possible to watch the value of a memory location using the Visual Studio Debugger's Watch window?
debugging, visual-studio, visual-studio-2010, visual-studio-debugging
Solution
If you want to watch a particular memory location then you need to tell the debugger the type of the object that lives in that location. Instead of just `0x00aabbcc` use `(SomeType*)0x00aabbcc`. Once the debugger knows the type of the memory location it will treat it just like a typed local and display values accordingly
Problem
Yes, I know there are four Memory windows, but I much prefer the display of a single value in the watch window, and I'm wondering if it's possible to specify a memory location to watch in the watch window. Putting the address by itself just evaluates to the address in hex.