Hexadecimal view

For numerical variables of integer types, you can examine hexadecimal representation instead or alongside the original formatting.

Hex view for integer types is available for both GDB and LLDB debuggers on all platforms, including the remote debug case and WSL.

Go to Settings / Preferences | Build, Execution, Deployment | Debugger | Data Views | C/C++.
Set the Show integers as hex values checkbox. Choose to have hexadecimal values displayed instead or alongside the original values:

Now the hexadecimal formatting is shown both in the Variables pane of the Debug tool window and in the editor's inline variables view:

Last modified: 25 July 2022