When a thread suspends, the top stack frame of the thread is automatically selected. When a stack frame is selected, the visible variables in that stack frame are displayed in the Variables view. Complex variables can be expanded to show the elements that make up the variable.
The Variables view displays all variables for a selected stack frame (when you are debugging C/C++, local variables (not global variables) are displayed - when you are debugging assembler, current line operands are displayed). To view and inspect one or multiple variables at a time, right-click the variable or variables and select Monitor Local Variable from the pop-up menu to work with the variables in the Monitors view.
Variable values can be changed in the Variables view by performing these steps: