It is possible to define different views for types specified in natvis files, however i don't know a way to propagate these views through standard containers without modifying or rewriting the containers natvis.
I have the following test C++ - code:
#include <vector>
struct S {
double d = 0.123457890;
};
int main() {
std::vector<S> s(1);
}
and the following visualizer for the type S:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AutoVisualizer xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/vstudio/debugger/natvis/2010">
<Type Name="S">
<DisplayString IncludeView="g">{d,g}</DisplayString>
<DisplayString>{d}</DisplayString>
</Type>
</AutoVisualizer>
and am looking for a way to select the g view in the watch window of visual studio for containers so that all items of the container s are displayed with the view g.
Here's what i tried but the g view is only applied to the type S when the items are entered directly in the watch window. For long arrays this approach is not feasible:
