Re: [Boost-users] Debug data structures using aligned storage

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-17 18:53:19

Pierre THIERRY <nowhere.man_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I've googled for web pages and groups, but I didn't even find anyone
> *asking* that question:
>
> How can I debug data structures using aligned storage?
>
> It's very practical to use a graphical debugger like DDD to browse data
> structures like linked lists or trees. But aligned storages, as used by
> boost::variant, are opaque to the debugger.

Usually, in the debugger, you cast the base address of the actual
storage to a pointer to the type stored, and go from there.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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