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17 changes: 13 additions & 4 deletions xml/System.Diagnostics/DebuggerDisplayAttribute.xml
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<format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[

## Remarks
The value can contain curly braces ({ and }). Text within a pair of braces is evaluated as the name of a field, property, or method.
The value can contain curly braces ({ and }). Text within a pair of braces is evaluated as the name of a field, property, or method. You can also use format specifiers within the braces to control how values are displayed. For information about debugger format specifiers, see [Format Specifiers in C#](/visualstudio/debugger/format-specifiers-in-csharp).



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<Docs>
<summary>Gets or sets the string to display in the type column of the debugger variable windows.</summary>
<value>The string to display in the type column of the debugger variable windows.</value>
<remarks>To be added.</remarks>
<remarks>
<format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[

## Remarks
The value can contain curly braces ({ and }). Text within a pair of braces is evaluated as the name of a field, property, or method. You can also use format specifiers within the braces to control how values are displayed. For information about debugger format specifiers, see [Format Specifiers in C#](/visualstudio/debugger/format-specifiers-in-csharp).

]]></format>
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</Docs>
</Member>
<Member MemberName="Value">
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<format type="text/markdown"><![CDATA[

## Remarks
This property contains the string passed in by the `value` parameter of the constructor.
This property contains the string passed in by the `value` parameter of the constructor.

]]></format>
The value can contain curly braces ({ and }). Text within a pair of braces is evaluated as the name of a field, property, or method. You can also use format specifiers within the braces to control how values are displayed. For information about debugger format specifiers, see [Format Specifiers in C#](/visualstudio/debugger/format-specifiers-in-csharp).

]]></format>
</remarks>
</Docs>
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