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Bug 483297

Summary: Eclipse Java 'Expressions' window unable to evaluate Expression
Product: [Eclipse Project] JDT Reporter: Frank Martin <martinfrank>
Component: DebugAssignee: JDT-Debug-Inbox <jdt-debug-inbox>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact:
Severity: major    
Priority: P3    
Version: 4.5.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows 10   
Whiteboard: stalebug
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Expressions window no longer none

Description Frank Martin CLA 2015-11-30 06:11:26 EST
Created attachment 258356 [details]
Expressions window no longer

Using Eclipse Mars.1 and Java SE 1.8, the debugger is unable to evaluate expressions in the Expressions window.

The bug occurs when I run a line of code (the current program location is shown in red). See left part of provided screenshot.

Immediately after I execute that line of code, the debugger Expressions window goes wrong. See right part of provided screenshot.

I tried recreating my Workspace from scratch, cleaning up the projects... all to no avail.

I did check stackoverflow for possible explanations, but the postings I find are not directly related to my problem, which looks like a bug to me.

The 'variables' window tab still works as expected. Hovering over the 'camera' variable also works as expected.
The trouble is, I can no longer evaluate hand-written expressions, which is a big productivity hit.
Comment 1 Frank Martin CLA 2015-11-30 07:15:35 EST
I've just tried with Eclipse Juno SR2, and there is the same problem.
Comment 2 Eclipse Genie CLA 2020-01-16 17:44:34 EST
This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet. As such, we're closing this bug.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it and reopen this bug. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.

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