# Data views

> **TL;DR**
> `File | Settings | Build, Execution, Deployment | Debugger | Data Views` for Windows and Linux
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> `CLion | Settings | Build, Execution, Deployment | Debugger | Data Views` for macOS
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> `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (Xcode), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (ReSharper), `⌘ Comma` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (QtCreator), `⌘ Comma` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) ![the Settings icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)

Use this page to manage the general data viewing settings.  For more information about C/C++ specifics, refer to  [Debugger options: configuring data
views](configuring-debugger-options.html#debugger-renderers).

## Common debugger settings

| Item | Description |
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| Sort values alphabetically | Select this option to sort the values in the [Variables pane](null) of the [Debug tool window](debug-tool-window.html) . |
| Enable auto expressions in Variables view |    Select this option if you want the CLion debugger to automatically evaluate expressions and show the corresponding values in the [Variables pane](null) of the [Debug tool window](debug-tool-window.html) .       The debugger analyzes the statement at the breakpoint and its nearest surrounding statements to find various expressions in the source code, such as `myvar.myfield`.       If they don't contain explicit method invocations, the debugger evaluates them and shows the corresponding values in the Variables view.       |

## Editor

| Item | Description |
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| Show values inline | Select this option to enable the [Inline Values View](null)  feature that allows viewing the values of variables right next to their usage in the editor. |
|  Value tooltips delay (ms) |  Specify the delay (in milliseconds) between the moment when you hover over an object in the [Variables pane](null) of the [Debug tool window](debug-tool-window.html), and the moment when a tooltip with the object's value is displayed.  |
| Show value tooltip on code selection |    Select this option to enable tooltips that [show the expression value](null)  when you select a code fragment in the editor.       You can extend or shrink the selection with `Ctrl+W` (Windows), `⌥ ↑` (macOS), `⌘ W` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌥ ↑` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+W` (XWin), `Ctrl+W` (GNOME), `Ctrl+W` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+W` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Shift+Space` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⇧ A` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ ↑` (Xcode), `Alt+Shift+=` (Visual Studio), `⌘ ⌥ →` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+W` (ReSharper), `⌥ ↑` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+U` (QtCreator), `⌘ U` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Alt+Shift+.` (NetBeans), `Alt+Shift+Up` (Eclipse), `⌃ ⇧ ↑` (Eclipse (macOS))/ `Ctrl+Shift+W` (Windows), `⌥ ↓` (macOS), `⌘ ⇧ W` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌥ ↓` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Shift+W` (XWin), `Ctrl+Shift+W` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Shift+W` (KDE), `Ctrl+Shift+W` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Shift+W` (Sublime Text), `Ctrl+Shift+W` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ ↓` (Xcode), `Alt+Shift+Minus` (Visual Studio), `⌘ ⌥ ←` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Shift+W` (ReSharper), `⌥ ↓` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⌥ ⇧ U` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Alt+Shift+Comma` (NetBeans), `Alt+Shift+Down` (Eclipse), `⌃ ⇧ ↓` (Eclipse (macOS)) thus changing the evaluated expression.                             |

## See also

### Procedures

[Debug](debugging-code.html)

### Reference

[Debug tool window](debug-tool-window.html)