How to see in Xcode using c++ std::vector elements types and values?

Question

in visual studio when i used to debug code with c++ std::vector i could see all the elements in it and even drill down to each element , somehow in Xcode 5.1 i can see this option
all i see is the iterators of the vector.

here is what i see in Xcode when i try to watch vector elements : how can i see the vectors elements in the debug window .

Answer 1

For me (Xcode 6.0.1), this happens only with reference (&) types.

Try one of the following:

1. Add a custom watch expression *&strLineOfChrsVec (dereference the address of the variable).
2. Go up the stack and watch the original variable that you've passed to the function.

Answer 2

In order to temporarily see the values of a single element in the vector you can right click on it and then select:

Print Description of "[i]"

It will print to the output something like:

Printing description of *([1]): (std::__1::basic_string, std::__1::allocator >) [1] = "Hi"

where "Hi" was the value of the vector at position 1.