topic Re: Maxium array entries fetch in VSCODE extension in MCUXpresso for VSCode

Maxium array entries fetch in VSCODE extension

jslota13245 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:03:02 GMT

Hello Everyone

I would like to ask about a feature from IDE which i don't know how to enable in VS-code.

The problem I have, is when there is a large array, if I hover over it with cursor, then the debugger will try to fetch every element of this array. Unsurprisingly it freezes VS-Code as debugger is reading all of that data, usually a restart of VS-Code is required.

IDE handles it nicely by showing you only 1000 entries, and provides a way to extend that view if needed.

Is there a way to enable this feature in the NXP for VS-Code extension?

Best Regards,
Jakub

Re: Maxium array entries fetch in VSCODE extension

EdwinHz — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:35:33 GMT

Hi @jslota13245,

Currently, we do not provide a way to enable a similar behavior on MCUXpresso for VSCode. But this is mainly because it's a limitation on VSCode, rather than on the MCUXpresso extension: Debugger Freezes When Inspecting Large Array · Issue #13897 · microsoft/vscode-cpptools

If this is a limiting issue for your application development, I recommend going into the VSCode settings and disabling hover evaluation altogether, and instead rely on watch expressions or the Memory Inspector to view the data.

BR,
Edwin.

Re: Maxium array entries fetch in VSCODE extension

jslota13245 — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:34:14 GMT

Thank you for the response!