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authorhjk <hjk@qt.io>2017-08-16 11:02:59 +0200
committerhjk <hjk@qt.io>2017-08-16 11:24:07 +0000
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Debugger: Mention personaltypes.py in the docs
As entry point for custom dumper implementation. Change-Id: Id6b996821cbd679b8b6886fcf41625fbbde49ff4 Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>
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d.putArrayData(base, size, typeobj)
\endcode
+ To get started with implementing debugging helpers for your own data types,
+ it is possible to put their implementation into the file
+ share/qtcreator/debugger/personaltypes.py in your \QC installation.
+
+ They will be automatically picked up from there each time you start a
+ debugging session in \QC and whenever you select
+ \uicontrol {Reload Debugging Helpers} from the context menu of the
+ \uicontrol {Debugger Log} view.
+
+
\section2 Debugging Helper Implementation
A debugging helper creates a description of the displayed data item