Expanding and Collapsing Spy++ Trees

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You can expand and collapse the Windows, Processes, and Threads views using two methods: by clicking the icons in the window or by using the Tree menu. The + and – icons in the tree act as they do in the Visual C++ Project Workspace window.

The Tree menu contains four commands.

Menu command Description
Expand One Level Expands the currently selected item to the next level.
Expand Branch Fully expands the currently selected item.
Expand All Fully expands all items in the window.
Collapse Fully collapses the currently selected item.

Tip   If you expand a process, you see all the threads the process owns. If you expand a thread, you see a list of all the windows it owns.

To expand or collapse Spy++ trees

  1. Select one of the items in a Windows, Processes, or Threads view.

  2. From the Tree menu, choose one of the expand or collapse commands.