Code Editor Context Menu

Toggle Breakpoint

Alternately sets or clears a breakpoint on the current line. See Setting and Modifying Breakpoints.

Evaluate/Modify...

Opens the Evaluate/Modify dialog box:

• If you right-clicked an editor token, the selected token is evaluated in the Evaluate/Modify dialog box.
• If you right-clicked whitespace, the Evaluate/Modify dialog box is empty.

Add Watch at Cursor

• If you right-clicked an editor token, that token is shown in the Watch List Window.
• If you right-clicked whitespace, the Watch Properties dialog box opens, with empty fields. See Adding a Watch.

Set Next Statement

Changes the location of the instruction pointer (that is, the value of EIP register, indicated by CPUStackArrow.png in the left gutter) to the current line in the Code Editor. Use this command when you want to skip certain source statements. When you resume program execution, execution starts at this statement. Set Next Statement is not the same as stepping through instructions; the debugger does not execute any instructions that you might skip.

Enabled only when the current source line has generated machine code (as indicated by a blue dot BlueDot.png in the left-hand gutter of the Code Editor).

Caution: Use this command with extreme care; it is easy to place your system in an unstable state when you skip over program instructions.

Goto Address...

Opens the Enter Address to Position to dialog box, which allows you to enter or select a symbol, and then opens the Disassembly Pane to the associated location.

View CPU

Opens the CPU Windows.

• If you right-clicked a source line that generated code (a line with a blue dot BlueDot.png), then the selected address in the CPU stack view will be the address that corresponds to that source line.
• If you right-clicked a line without a blue dot, then the selected address will be EIP (the location of the instruction pointer, indicated by CPUStackArrow.png).

Inspect...

• If you right-clicked an editor token, the Debug Inspector opens and focuses on the selected token.
• If you right-clicked whitespace, the Inspect dialog opens, allowing you to type the expression that you want to inspect in the Debug Inspector.

Run to Cursor

Executes the current active program to the line containing the cursor.

Nearest

Collapses the nearest block to the location of the cursor.

Namespace

Collapses all C++ namespaces or Delphi units in the current source file.

Types

Collapses all type declarations.

Methods

Collapses all method definitions.

Regions

Collapses all preprocessor regions. For Delphi, see Regions; for C++, see #pragma region and #pragma end_region.

Nested Methods

Collapses all nested methods.

Doc Comments

Collapses all XML Documentation comments (triple-slash comments) in Delphi source code. For more information about XML Doc comments, see XML Documentation Comments.

Nearest

Expands the nearest collapsed block to the location of the cursor.

All

Expands all the collapsed blocks of code in the current source file.

Rename... Opens either the Rename <symbol name> (Delphi) or the Rename Symbol (C++) dialog box. In C++, rename refactoring works only with the Clang-based compilers.

Declare Variable...

Opens the Declare Variable dialog box.

Declare Field...

Opens the Declare Field dialog box.

Extract Method...

Opens the Extract Method dialog box.

Extract Resource String...

Opens the Extract Resource String dialog box.

Find Unit...

Opens the Find Unit dialog box.

Change Params...

Opens the Change Parameters dialog box.

Move...

Opens the Move dialog box.

Extract Interface...

Opens the Extract Interface or Superclass dialog box. You must select one or more classes or class members.

Extract Superclass...

Opens the Extract Interface or Superclass dialog box. You must select one or more classes with a common ancestor, or one or more class members.

Pull Members Up...

Opens the Pull Members Up dialog box. You must select several class members.

Push Members Down...

Opens the Push Members Down dialog box. You must select several class members.

Safe Delete...

Opens the Safe Delete dialog box. You must select one or more classes or class members.

Inline Variable...

Opens the Inline Variable dialog box. You must select a variable.

Introduce Field...

Opens the Introduce Field dialog box. You must select a single complete expression.

Introduce Variable...

Opens the Introduce Variable dialog box. You must select a single complete expression.

Add Include

Inspects if the header for the symbol you invoke it for is included. In case it is not, this feature adds it to the includes at the top of the file. (C++)

Create Declaration

Creates a missing method declaration. (C++)

Create Implementation

Creates a missing method implementation. (C++)

Create From Usage

Create classes or introduce enums, variables, and functions/methods at local, class, or global scope.

Find references

Opens the Find References pane.

Find local references

Opens the Find References pane. See Find Local References.

Find declaration symbol

Highlights the declaration of the current method or type in the Code Editor.

Find References Opens a dockable window allowing you to search for the symbol under the cursor in the entire project and project group or just the current unit.

Find References in Unit Opens a dockable window allowing you to search for the symbol under the cursor in the current unit.

Find Symbol Finds the definitions of every symbol in your project group or anywhere that Visual Assist can search. You can search across the libraries your application uses, such as the VCL.

begin Indents the selection and adds begin ... end; statements.

(* Converts the selection into a comment surrounded by (* ... *).

{ Converts the selection into a comment surrounded by { ... }.

else Adds else / begin ... end statements.

forb<code> Adds for I := 0 to List.Count -1 do / begin ... end;.

forin Adds for MyElem in MyList do begin ... end;.

forr Adds for I := List.Count - 1 downto 0 do / begin ... end; statements.

function Adds function MyFunction() : Integer; begin ... end; statements.

ifb Adds if True then begin ... end; statements.

ifeb Adds if True then begin ... end / else / begin ... end; statements.

procedure

Adds procedure MyProcedure(); begin ... end; statements.

region Adds {$REGION} 'MyRegion' ...{$ENDREGION}.

repeat Adds repeat ... until (True);.

Surround Windows Adds {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS} ... {$ENDIF}. See Conditional compilation (Delphi) and IFDEF directive (Delphi).

try Adds MyClass := TComponent.Create(Self); try ... finally MyClass.Free end;.

trye Adds try ... except on E: Exception do / end;.

tryf Adds try ... finally / end;

whileb Adds while True do / begin ... end;

/* Indents the selection and surrounds it with /* ... */ comment characters.

for Adds for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) { ... }.

if Adds if (true) { ... }.

ifeb Adds if (true) { ... } else { }.

Surround Windows Adds if defined(_WIN32_) ... #endif

throw Replaces selection with throw ExceptionType;.

try Adds try { ... } catch (...) { }.

tryf Adds try { ... } _finally { ... }

whileb Adds while (1) { ... }.