qStudio - Advanced Use
Watching Expressions
A watched expression is a variable who's value is retrieved every time any query is sent to the server, it allows easy watching of variable that are changing and may affect calculations. To add one:
- Click on the eye icon to bring the watched expression window to the front.
- Click where it says "Add Expression +"
- Type your expression and press enter
Notice in the image below, simple variables like lists have their values shown but because b is a table it just lists the columns then when we select it we see the entire table in the preview pane.
Auto-Completion
qStudio offers completion of q language keywords, kdb+ server variables and variables defined in open scripts. Simply type the start of a word, press Control+Space and options will appear, like so:
