Using SoftBench Debugger Data Graph Window

Understanding Data Graph Window Areas

Reading Arcs

Arcs represent pointers from one structure to another. The arc label is the name of the pointer, if named. You can toggle "■ Show Arc Labels" to display or hide the arc labels.

Using Dialog Boxes

The popup menu selection "Show Node Values" enables the "Node Values" dialog box, which displays the data members (including arrays) within a particular structure and their values.

Understanding the Window Control Area

The Window Control Area at the bottom of the Data Graph Window includes "Queue Length" information and push buttons:

Queue Length The Queue Length status indicates how many internal graph operations are pending. This gives you feedback about how your request is proceeding. Be aware that this number can increase and decrease as new operations are added to and removed from the queue.

Stop

Stop is active when the number of operations in the

 

queue is greater than one (otherwise greyed out). As

 

SoftBench Debugger processes each operation, it

 

checks to see if this button has been pressed. When

 

selected, SoftBench Debugger deletes the pending

 

operations, halts the operation in progress, and

 

displays partial results in the Graph Area.

Close

When selected, the Data Graph Window closes. The

 

Escape key is bound to this button. The Close button on

 

the window manager frame also closes the window.

 

When you close the Data Graph Window, SoftBench

 

Debugger discards all the graphed data.

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