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## Inspecting variables in-place

Frequently you will need to inspect the content of a particular variable.
Often, it is sufficient to use `println`.
You can either use `println`s or the debugger, more info on how to setup the latter [here]({% link _overviews/scala3-contribution/procedures-debugging.md %}).

In the remeainder of this article we'll use `println(<someUsefulExpression>)` inserted in the code, but the same effect can be accomplished by stopping at a breakpoint, and typing `<someUsefulExpression>` in the [debug console]({% link _overviews/scala3-contribution/procedures-debugging.md %}#the-debug-console) of the debugger.

When printing a variable, it's always a good idea to call `show` on that variable: `println(x.show)`.
Many objects of the compiler define `show`, returning a human-readable string.
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