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Saurav Sahu
Saurav Sahu

Reputation: 13984

Lock icon with Autos variables in Visual studio. What does it denote?

Lock symbols

What does the small lock icon in Auto window denote in visual studio?

I often see them while debugging, but have no idea what they denote.

Upvotes: 5

Views: 2674

Answers (1)

Trevir
Trevir

Reputation: 1313

The window auto is referring to the current code line +- some lines (depending on the language used). It shows every variable accessible from that context.

The lock is indicating that the according variable is a protected member of a class. It can only be accessed by its own class or classes inherited from it.

e.G. the context you are currently observing has three protected members ( m_playbackAborted, m_recordingState and m_state).

Upvotes: 3

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