Is there a plugin for eclipse to examine 2D arrays while debugging?

Question

I'm looking for a plug-in which displays a 2D array as a table while debugging. It will be great if it allows:

• scrolling
• searching
• assigning different fg/bg colors to different values

Currently I'm using a utility class whose toString method returns a string like:

0[ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
1[ 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1]
2[ 0, 0 ...

so while debugging in eclipse I can create an expression like :

new Array2Dformatter(array)

Answer 1

What exactly do you need this for? I think your solution is the best, but you should consider using the debug tools provided to you by Eclipse.

Is this for java?

Answer 2

Cool idea..

I usually do the following. I use the Eclipse Debug tools, like the Variables view, Inspect option and Display view. To get what you want try this one out. During debug, go to the Variables view, right click the variable and select New Detail Formatter...

Do that and you can display your array in the Variable view in the way you want (you need to put your toString() code here). Hope this works.