# Actions menu options

Click Actions on the menu bar to select the following:

Dereference

> Displays the contents of a pointer memory location or a Java class.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+D
> Note: Only available when the Locals or Monitors panes are in focus.
> This function is also available from the context menu.

Set Array Bounds

> Enables you to view a pointer as an array or adjust the displayed bounds of an array.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+B
> This function is also available from the context menu.
> Note: Only available when the Locals or Monitors panes are in focus.

Reset

> Cancels the display of the Dereference or Set Array Bounds options.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+R
> Note: Only available when the Locals or Monitors panes are in focus.

Format

> Controls the various formatting options for the contents of variables. The options available include:
> - Hexadecimal Shortcut key: Ctrl+X
> - C/C++
>   - Include Base Classes - Shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+B
>   - EBCDIC - Shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+E
>   - ASCII - Shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+A
>   - Unicode - Shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+U
> The Include Base Classes menu option controls whether variables from parent C++ classes are displayed as data members of the child class. This function is also available from the context menu.

New Monitor

> Allows you to select a variable from the source window and then add it to the monitors pane. This option is active any time the program is stopped at a valid program position.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+M
> This function is also available from the context menu and the toolbar.

Delete Monitor

> Deletes the selected monitor.
> Shortcut key: Shift+M
> This function is also available from the context menu.

Delete All Monitors

> Deletes all monitors. This option is only available after you have created one or more monitors.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+M
> This function is also available from the context menu.

Go to Source

> Displays the source file associated with a particular module in a *PGM, *SRVPGM, or class file. This option is only available if you select a program on the Programs pane, a breakpoint on the Breakpoints pane, a monitor on the Monitors pane, or a call stack entry on the Call Stack pane.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+G
> This function is also available from the context menu.

Go to Line

> Prompts you to specify a line to review, then moves the focus and cursor to the specified line of code.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+L
> This function is also available from the context menu.

Go to Memory

> Displays the contents of the currently selected local variable in the Memory pane. This option is available only if you have selected a local variable in the Locals pane.

> Shortcut key: Ctrl+H

> This function is also available from the context menu.

Change Source View

> Switches between compiler supplied source views.

> Shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+V

> This function is also available from the context menu.

Set Current Thread

> Enables you to set the current thread. This option is only available if there is more than one thread available.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+T
> This function is also available from the context menu.

Clear Console

> Clears messages from the console.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+C
> This function is also available from the context menu.

Suspend Updates

> Suspends updates of debugging operations on the selected pane. This option is only available if a program object or class file is selected on the Call Stack, Locals, Monitors, or Threads pane. When updates are suspended on a pane, the pane icon is grayed out.
> Shortcut key: Ctrl+U
> This function is also available from the context menu.

Resume Updates

> Resumes updates of debugging operations on the selected pane. This option is only available if a program object or class file is selected on the Call Stack, Locals, Monitors, and Threads pane.
> Shortcut key: Shift+U
> This function is also available from the context menu.

Columns

> Displays the Columns dialog, which enables you change how columns display in the Call Stack, Monitors and Threads panes. Users have the ability to remove or reorder the arrangement of the columns displayed in these panes.
> Shortcut key: Shift+C
> This function is also available from the context menu.