BUG: Debugger Can't Watch Static Member in Static Function
Q115322
1.00 1.50
WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:
- The Visual Workbench Integrated Debugger included with:
Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5
- Microsoft CodeView for MS-DOS, versions 4.0, 4.01, and 4.1
- Microsoft CodeView for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.01, and 4.1
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SYMPTOMS
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If you watch a static member of a class in CodeView or the Visual WorkBench
debugger from within a static member function of the class by placing a
watch on the variable name or classname::member, the debugger will either
display the error:
CXX0030: Error: expression cannot be evaluated
-or-
CXX0017 Error: symbol not found
RESOLUTION
==========
You can work around the problem by setting a watch on an instance of the
class. See the sample code in the "More Information" section of this
article.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the products listed above. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
The problem does not occur in Visual WorkBench 32-bit Edition, versions
1.1 or 2.0.
MORE INFORMATION
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In order to see this problem, build and debug the following sample code.
You cannot watch sInt in the debugger by placing a watch on sInt or
CSCMember::sInt. However, sInt can be viewed by putting a watch on
scmemGlobal.
Sample Code
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/* Compile options needed: /Zi /Od
*/
#include <stdio.h>
class CSCMember
{
public:
static int sInt;
const int cInt;
public:
CSCMember () : cInt(4) {};
static void CSCMember::staticFunc() {
sInt++;
}
};
int CSCMember::sInt = 3;
CSCMember scmemGlobal;
void main ()
{
/* CSCMember and CSCMember::sInt can be watched from here. */
printf ("static member= %d\n", scmemGlobal.sInt);
printf ("const member= %d\n", scmemGlobal.cInt);
scmemGlobal.staticFunc();
}
Additional reference words: 4.00 4.01 4.10 1.00 1.50
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