Format Specifiers in C++
Format Specifiers in C++ : Format Specifiers in C++ Visual Studio 2010 Other Versions 2 out of 2 rated this helpful - Rate this topic This topic applies to: Edition Visual Basic C# F# C++ Web Developer Express Pro, Premium, and Ultimate When debugging native code in the Watch window or QuickWatch dialog box, you change the format in which a value is displayed using format specifiers. (Most format specifiers are for native code only, but Visual C# has a limited set of format specifiers. For information, see Format Specifiers in C# .) You can also use format specifiers in the Immediate window, Command window, and even in source windows. If you hover the cursor over an expression in those windows, the result will appear in a DataTip. DataTips will reflect the format specifier in the DataTip display. Example Suppose nVar is an integer variable, and the Watch window shows that it contains the value 0x0065 . To see value expressed as a character instead of an integer, in t