IDebugPointerObject
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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Important
In Visual Studio 2015, this way of implementing expression evaluators is deprecated. For information about implementing CLR expression evaluators, please see CLR Expression Evaluators and Managed Expression Evaluator Sample.
This interface represents a pointer object.
Syntax
IDebugPointerObject : IDebugObject
Notes for Implementers
The expression evaluator implements this interface to represent a pointer object.
Notes for Callers
The IDebugObject interface can obtain this interface by using QueryInterface if the IDebugObject represents a pointer.
Methods in Vtable Order
In addition to the methods inherited from IDebugObject, the IDebugPointerObject interface exposes the following methods.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Dereference | Gets the object to which the interface points. |
| GetBytes | Gets the value to which the interface points as a series of consecutive bytes. |
| SetBytes | Sets the value to which the interface points from a series of consecutive bytes. |
Remarks
An expression evaluator uses this interface to represent a pointer in a parse tree.
Requirements
Header: ee.h
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Debugger.Interop
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Debugger.Interop.dll