# Primitive Display Options Preferences

The following preferences can be set using the Java > Debug > Primitive Display Options preference page.

These preferences affect how primitive values are displayed (int, double, etc).

Option | Description | Default
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Display hexadecimal values (byte, short, char, int, long) | This option controls whether hexadecimal values will be displayed for the primitive types byte, short, char, int and long | Off
Display ASCII char value (byte, short, int, long) | This option controls whether ASCII char values will be displayed for the primitive types byte, short, int and long | Off
Display unsigned values (byte) | This option controls whether unsigned values will be displayed for bytes | Off

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