Visual Studio 2010 Locals Window Red Font

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One of my Debug.Assert() fails so I get a window with the call stack and I click Retry. At this point, in the Locals window, certain rows have red text instead of black text in the Value column. What does this mean?

Steve Wilkes · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-28T16:26:12.377

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That means those variables were updated by the previous operation. That operation might be a line of code executing, or it might be you manually changing the value as detailed in the blog referenced by @CharithJ's answer.

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Steve Wilkes

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You will see this same behavior in the locals window and in any pinned data tips, as well. – Kate Gregory May 30 '11 at 13:01

CharithJ · Answer 2 · 2011-09-04T12:36:02.323

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Here is an explaination.

In this case, I will change "d" to another value:

The changed value will turn red afterward to indicate it has been modified:

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CharithJ

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score 5 · Answer 3 · answered May 28 '11 at 15:50

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A row that has turned red means that the value for that expression has been modified since the last time it was evaluated.

answered May 28 '11 at 15:50

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 27 '18 at 07:37

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For those wondering what the string is called to edit the colour of the Changed value text, it can be found under Locals Window → Changed value → Foreground.

answered Apr 27 '18 at 07:37

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Visual Studio 2010 Locals Window Red Font

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