# \ command

The \ command is used by the BASIC/FlashBASIC
debugger to display the current value of a variable or integer expression.

## Syntax

```
{flash.routine.name:}\variable.expression
{flash.routine.name:}\integer.expression
```

## Example(s)

```
*\a(i,j)
*\a(i)+b(i)
```
Note: *flash.routine.name* can only be
specified if the program has been optimized through the FlashBASIC
compiler (see the o option under the [compile command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/compile-command/)). When *flash.routine.name* is specified, the corresponding debugger command
is executed against the specified routine. The colon separating *flash.routine.name* and the debugger command
is required.

---
Source: https://d3codex.com/flashbasicdebugger/backslash-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.