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Asked: 2026-05-11T12:37:45+00:00

I am working on code (legacy code) which uses Apache Xerces-C library. I am

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I am working on code (legacy code) which uses Apache Xerces-C library. I am trying to view the value of DOMString (and other related DOM objects) in Microsoft Visual Studio Debugger but in vain. I have tried the following

1) I Added the following in the autoexp.dat file:

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ;Xerces DOMString=<fHandle->fDSData->fData,su> ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Result: Same behavior, it shows the memory location

2) I tried to quick watch the DOMString variable using ‘var,su‘ syntax

Result: ''

I have asked this question at the Apache Xerces General mailing list.

In case someone encountered this problem and had a workaround, it would be of great help to me.

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  1. After looking at the Xerces library code and it’s usage in my code base (we included only headers), I figured out that there was a preprocessor directive (XML_DEBUG) for debugging.

    You have to build your project (which is using Xerces project/libaray) by adding this preprocessor directive if not added already.

    In visual studio right click on project -> properties -> C/C++ -> Preprocessor and then add XML_DEBUG in Preprocessor Definitions

    Along with this you need to edit autoexp.dat file as mentioned in the post above.

    Hope this helps.

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