7 Ways to Look at the Values of Variables While Debugging in Visual Studio
Jul 14, 2016Aaron Hallberg

Summary
This post details seven ways to inspect variable values while debugging in Visual Studio without modifying code: DataTip (hovering, pinning), Autos Window (variables near instruction pointer), Locals Window (local scope variables), Watch Windows (user-defined variables/expressions), QuickWatch dialog (single variable/expression inspection), Parallel Watch Windows (across threads/recursive calls), and Immediate Window (scratch pad for viewing/changing values). It also mentions the community feedback program for the Visual Studio debugger.