Honor expression context when creating Watches#2311
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Pull request overview
This PR updates watch-expression creation to preserve expression context (e.g., creating myobj.myfield instead of just myfield) when creating Watches via both the Watch command and drag & drop into the Expressions view, addressing evaluation failures (Bug 321289).
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- Build context-aware expressions for nested selections using
TreeSelection/TreePathin the Watch handler. - Build context-aware expressions for nested selections using
TreeSelection/TreePathin the Expressions view drop adapter. - Minor refactor in
WatchHandlerto split out watch-expression creation.
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debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/expression/ExpressionDropAdapter.java |
Updates drag & drop watch-expression generation to use selection paths for contextual expressions. |
debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/actions/expressions/WatchHandler.java |
Updates the Watch command to generate contextual expressions from selection paths and refactors watch creation. |
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When selecting a field under an object, both the Watch command and Drag & Drop previously created a non-contextual expression using only the field name, which caused evaluation failures. This fix ensures that both Watch and Drag & Drop now generate proper context-aware expressions such as myobj.myfield instead of just the field name. Platform changes : eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform#2311 Fixes : https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=321289
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When selecting a field under an object, both the Watch command and Drag & Drop previously created a non-contextual expression using only the field name, which caused evaluation failures. This fix ensures that both Watch and Drag & Drop now generate proper context-aware expressions such as myobj.myfield instead of just the field name. Platform changes : eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform#2311 Fixes : https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=321289
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When selecting a field under an object, both the Watch command and Drag & Drop previously created a non-contextual expression using only the field name, which caused evaluation failures. This fix ensures that both Watch and Drag & Drop now generate proper context-aware expressions such as myobj.myfield instead of just the field name. Platform changes : eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform#2311 Fixes : https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=321289
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When selecting a field under an object, both the Watch command and Drag & Drop previously created a non-contextual expression using only the field name, which caused evaluation failures. This fix ensures that both Watch and Drag & Drop now generate proper context-aware expressions such as myobj.myfield instead of just the field name. Platform changes : eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform#2311 Fixes : https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=321289
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When selecting a field under an object, both the Watch command and Drag & Drop previously created a non-contextual expression using only the field name, which caused evaluation failures. This fix ensures that both Watch and Drag & Drop now generate proper context-aware expressions such as myobj.myfield instead of just the field name. Platform changes : eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform#2311 Fixes : https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=321289
When selecting a field under an object, both the Watch command and Drag & Drop previously created a non-contextual expression using only the field name, which caused evaluation failures. This fix ensures that both Watch and Drag & Drop now generate proper context-aware expressions such as myobj.myfield instead of just the field name. Fixes : https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=321289
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Hi @trancexpress Build looks good, could u please merge this PR ? |
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Thanks again ! |
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Thank YOU for all the improvements :) |
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When selecting a field under an object, both the Watch command and Drag & Drop previously created a non-contextual expression using only the field name, which causes evaluation failures. This fix ensures that both Watch and Drag & Drop now generate proper context-aware expressions such as myobj.myfield instead of just the field name.
Fixes : https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=321289
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