Eclipse plugin to view image while debugging

Question

Is there an Eclipse plugin that will let me view an image variable while I'm paused at a breakpoint? e.g. I would like to see the image when inspecting a BufferedImage object instead of seeing it's toString value.

Answer 1

The extension point org.eclipse.jdt.debug.javaLogicalStructures is used to provide the structured view of variables in the "Variables" view... and unfortunately it can only give you a string based result.

In theory, you can add a new plug-in which adds a new command to the "Variables" view (the selection is of type JDILocalVariable)...