paste into watch list

[Attila Kovacs 629]

Wow. After so many years of working with Delphi I have just noticed that you can paste code into the watch list 🤪

 

Or did I install some experts?

Edited December 27, 2019 by Attila Kovacs

[Dmitriy M 10]

Another non-obvious trick is that you can drag&drop selected identifier/expression (double click to select) into the watch list.

Edited December 28, 2019 by Dmitriy M

[limelect 48]

@Attila Kovacs Using 10.2.3 and before i never remember 

 that "you can paste code "  in to watch list.

what Dmitriy say is the only way.

So if you have that possibility it is an experts.

So can you elaborate on the expert?

[Attila Kovacs 629]

@limelect I've started a 10.2 without anything installed and it works. Give it a try.

[limelect 48]

 @Attila Kovacs

I did try. I took a few lines of code and moved them to watch list.

Nothing.

May be a special kind of lines?

[Uwe Raabe 2056]

3 hours ago, limelect said:

I took a few lines of code and moved them to watch list

I guess we are talking about valid expressions and not arbitrary code.

 

BTW, even arbitrary code can be pasted or dragged into the watch list. Often that doesn't make any sense, though, as most of the time you will see an E2156 Expression too complicated.

[limelect 48]

OK i thought dragging will work ,since a drag icon is shown,

but copping works.

Nice.

[Uwe Raabe 2056]

Dragging works, too. At least here in 10.3.3:

[Clément 148]

Just tested dragging with Delphi XE. It works!
Always learning something new!

[limelect 48]

10.2.3 dragging dose not work

 

[Uwe Raabe 2056]

1 hour ago, limelect said:

10.2.3 dragging dose not work

You have to be inside a debugging session.