u8 local variable while debugging shows as string

[redexp]

Good day

Example code

const std = @import("std");
const expect = std.testing.expect;

test "while with continue expression" {
    var sum: u8 = 0;
    var i: u8 = 1;
    while (i <= 10) : (i += 1) {
        sum += i;
        std.debug.print("{d}", .{i});
    }
    try expect(sum == 55);
}

on step 4 debug toolbar shows variables like this

i = '\x04'
sum = '\n'

when should be

i = 4
sum = 10

vscode-zig version

Identifier: ziglang.vscode-zig
Version: 0.6.3
Last Updated: 2025-01-17, 17:59:21

VScode version

Version: 1.96.4
Commit: cd4ee3b1c348a13bafd8f9ad8060705f6d4b9cba
Date: 2025-01-16T00:16:19.038Z
Electron: 32.2.6
ElectronBuildId: 10629634
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-51-generic snap

[redexp]

Oh, I got it, u8 is used for char and extension thinks that nobody will use it as number? I just started learning zig

[Vexu]

That would be the debuggers fault, I'm not sure how much the extension can do to control that and it probably shouldn't since a lot of times you want u8 to be printed as a character. When using lldb in the terminal you can use frame variable --format d sum to print sum as an integer but I'm not sure how that is done in the GUI.

[redexp]

It's obvious to me to make an assumption on how the variable was declared. with quotes or with a number. If it's too complicated, the issue can be closed.