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Version: 9.26.14

Symbols Browser

In this topic:

Introduction

Process and File

Symbol type

Filter

Symbol information

Display

Use File/Process suffix on symbol names

 

 

Introduction

The Symbols Browser lets you browse symbols available in the selected application and symbol file. You can view variables, functions, constants, types, modules, code labels, and macros.

Select a symbol to view its details, such as its type, address, size, and module.

 

Symbol Browser is opened from View > Debug > Symbols Browser. You can also open the window via Symbols Table button symbol-browser-button in the Debug Toolbar.

 

SymbolBrowser

 

 

Process and File

Select the Process and, if applicable, the File whose symbols you want to browse.

 

 

Symbol type

Select a tab to browse Variables, Functions, Constants, Types, Modules, Code Labels, or Macros.

 

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Macros will only be available when #define analysis is enabled for the specific symbol file - Go to Debug > Configure Session > Applications > Edit button > Symbol Files and double click on the selected file, then select in Download file dialog #define page. More information under chapter Symbol Files.

 

 

Filter

Enter text in the filter field to narrow the list of symbols. When multiple keywords are entered, only symbols containing all keywords are shown.

 

 

Symbol information

Select a symbol to view the information available for it, such as:

Type - Symbol type

Module - Module in which the symbol is defined.

Address - Symbol address.

Size - Symbol size.

 

Additional information can be available depending on the selected symbol type.

 

 

Display

Choose how symbols are displayed:

Sort by Address - Sort symbols by address.

Sort by Name - Sort symbols alphabetically.

Show static - Include file-static and function-static variables in the Variables view.

Hex - Display applicable values in hexadecimal format.

 

 

Use File/Process suffix on symbol names

Adds the file or process suffix to symbol names. Enable this option when the same symbol name occurs in multiple symbol files to uniquely identify each instance.

 

 

 

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