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Bug 342503

Summary:	'Inspect' should also work on zero selection in the Display view
Product:	[Eclipse Project] JDT	Reporter:	Deepak Azad <deepakazad>
Component:	Debug	Assignee:	JDT-Debug-Inbox <jdt-debug-inbox>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	curtis.windatt.public, daniel_megert, markus.kell.r, Michael_Rennie
Version:	3.7
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:

Description Deepak Azad

2011-04-11 21:42:00 EDT

In the Display view if you have to evaluate an expression (e.g. A.foo()) the following steps are needed
- Type 'A.foo()'
- Select 'A.foo()'
- Inspect

Can we reduce the number of steps ? For example by making Inspect command work to on the expression on the current line even if there is no selection, so that the following steps are needed
- Type 'A.foo()'
- Press Ctrl+Shift+I (Inspect)

Comment 1 Dani Megert

2011-04-12 01:58:42 EDT

(In reply to comment #0)
> In the Display view if you have to evaluate an expression (e.g. A.foo()) the
> following steps are needed
> - Type 'A.foo()'
> - Select 'A.foo()'
> - Inspect
> 
> Can we reduce the number of steps ? For example by making Inspect command work
> to on the expression on the current line even if there is no selection, so that
> the following steps are needed
> - Type 'A.foo()'
> - Press Ctrl+Shift+I (Inspect)

-1. I think this would be misleading. The only thing I could imagine is to use the caret location and then use/evaluate whet F3 would open, e.g. if the caret is inside "foo" it would evalate A.foo().

Comment 2 Deepak Azad

2011-04-12 02:29:12 EDT

(In reply to comment #1)
> -1. I think this would be misleading. The only thing I could imagine is to use
> the caret location and then use/evaluate whet F3 would open, e.g. if the caret
> is inside "foo" it would evalate A.foo().

This would also work for me.

Comment 3 Michael Rennie

2011-04-12 10:26:48 EDT

I have to agree with Dani on this one, it would be confusing to understand what is being inspected in the empty selection case. I do like the carat location idea though.

Comment 4 Deepak Azad

2011-04-12 10:50:29 EDT

I assume the caret location idea will be applied to the Java Editor as well and not just to display view.

Comment 5 Curtis Windatt

2011-04-12 11:53:21 EDT

(In reply to comment #4)
> I assume the caret location idea will be applied to the Java Editor as well and
> not just to display view.

This already exists in the java editor.  If the caret is inside of a variable or method and Inspect or Display is run, the containing member will be inspected.  The only limitation I currently see is when the caret is at the end of the line (before or after a semicolon) the inspect does not find the previous member.