The Immediate Window will only accept input when the application is in a paused state, likely due to hitting a breakpoint. We can toggle the Immediate Window by clicking the little terminal icon, which is right below the “show watch variables” icon (the glasses). We can see the new window on the bottom-right, below the watch variables within the debugger pane.
The Immediate Window becomes visible as soon as we start a debugging session. Let’s take a look at some of those features now. We can evaluate expressions, execute statements, print variables, and much more. Rider’s Immediate Window has many of the same code editing features that we use regularly when developing. While debugging, we can write additional code that can add to or alter the current code execution. The immediate window offers a way to access the code of our application while it is being executed. With the latest release of Rider 2020.3 EAP, we’re happy to give developers more tools that make debugging more effective.Īs you may have guessed from the title of this post, the Immediate Window is shipping in Rider 2020.3 EAP. A valuable part of the debugging experience is experimentation, modifying variables and determining whether the outcomes were what we expected.
