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Overview

The Registers view displays the contents of the processor registers and flags. You can view integer, floating point, or special registers and examine how they change as your program executes.

You can access the Registers view from the main WDB GUI window by clicking the Registers tab in the lower tabbed area.

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Registers View Description

Area Description
Registers display Displays integer, floating point, and special registers and their values. Highlights register values that change as your program executes.

Displays all registers by default. See Pop-up Menu for information on filtering the displayed registers.
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Pop-up Menu

In the Registers view, click the right mouse button to display a pop-up menu that contains the following commands:

Command Action
Integer Registers Turns the display of integer registers on and off.
Floating Point Registers Turns the display of floating point registers on and off.
Special Registers Turns the display of special registers on and off.
Open Separate Window Displays the Registers view in a separate window, allowing you to see more than one GUI view at the same time.
Return to Main Window Closes the separate window and enables the Registers tab. Available when the Registers view is displayed in a separate window.
NOTE: More than one type of register can be displayed at the same time. Toggle buttons in the pop-up menu are independent of each other.
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Tips

  • As your program executes, register values that change are highlighted.
  • To open or close the Registers view in a separate window:
    • Click the right mouse button to display a pop-up menu that contains commands to open and close a separate window.
    • Click the Registers toolbar button to open and close the Registers view in a separate window.
  • On the View menu, click Registers to quickly bring the Registers view to the top.
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See Also

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