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[ BUILD # : 200509251800 ] [ JDK VERSION : 1.5.0_04 ] When the value column in local variables or watches view shows an object number, and you press the [...] button to pop up the value dialog, the object # is show again. This has little value (NPI) and it would be better IMO if it showed the string representation.
There is toString() column for that purpose. You can uncheck the Value column and you will get that behavior. The [...] button is just for a better view of the same value - that's the default impl.
> There is toString() column for that purpose. I know, but it shows toString for all variables so you don't want that column visible all the time, for performance reasons. The tooltip feature is nice but doesn't allow you to copy the text to the clipboard. > The [...] button is just for a better view of the same value Yes, but hardly necessary when the value is an object #. I filed this as an improvment, not a defect. I still think it would be an improvement. As it is now, the [...] button has no value whatsoever when the variable value is displayed as an object #. With my suggestion, the button would do something useful.