You can use the debugger to reveal the contents of Core Foundation objects, but how you use it depends on your development platform.
CFShow
is a convenient tool for discovering the contents of objects. Call
CFShow
on an object to print a description of that object. The description is appropriate to the type of object. For example, calling
CFShow
on CFNumber prints a number; for a CFArray,
CFShow
prints information general to the array as well as information on each element of the array.
CFShow
) at runtime, you must use other techniques to examine memory. Consult the Core Foundation release notes for the latest debugging tips and techniques.