A method for displaying variable values within a software debugger is disclosed.
A group of variables is extracted from a program monitored by a software debugger.
A user is allowed to designate a stopping point, such as a breakpoint, within the
program and a subset of variables from the group of variables to be associated
with the designated stopping point. During an execution of the program within the
software debugger, only the values of the subset of variables are updated when
the program execution stopped at the designated stopping point. The updated values
of the subset of variables are then displayed on a monitor window of the software debugger.
