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Figure 32 Automatic Formatting of Code in Program Editor
Detecting Errors
There are many aids in the Program Manager to assist you in finding errors in programs.
• Syntax highlighting: Some errors are detected by the syntax checker. These errors are
highlighted in different color (red, by default) from the rest of the code.
• Status bar: The status bar displays the last error message reported by V+ or MicroV+ on
the controller, as illustrated in Figure 33 . It also shows the line (Ln:) and column (Col:)
position of the cursor.
• Program Manager Icons: In the Program Manager, the program containing an error is
indicated by an icon with a red " ? " character.
• Tooltips: Tooltips appear at various places in the Program Editor when you hover and pause
over items with the mouse.
Figure 33 Display of Errors in the Program Editor
Debugging Programs
Program debugging integrated into the Program Editor. Debugging allows you to interactively step
through a program execution while simultaneously displaying variables and states.
New line is typed, starting
at left margin
After 'Enter/Return' key is clicked, the
new line is automatically indented
Text highlighting colors
can be modified in the
Options form
Error tooltip
Error message in status
bar provides description
and message number