Xcode Debugger: What does the blue italic text mean?

Question

Here's a screenshot:

Clearly it indicates that the x coordinate of my struct differs from the y coordinate, however their values are the same. How do they differ?

While we're at it... This one should be easier... What does the capital L icon indicate?

Answer 1

The blue italic text means that the value of that variable (or expression) has changed since the last time the program paused.

“L” in the green square means that c is a local variable. “A” in a purple square means a function or method argument (eg you will see this next to self ). “V” in a green square means some other type of variable, like an instance variable or a global variable. There may be others but I don't remember them.

Answer 2

The 'L' stands for local variable. Take a look at the Variables Pane section in the Xcode User Guide . I would imagine the blue font would stand for the expected value before the lines get executed or when you reached your breakpoint.