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# View State Tab

The **View State** tab in the Developer Console allows you to examine the view state for a Visualforce page request.

![View State tab in Developer Console](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_code-264-0-0-production-enus/789bc523-706b-4ae4-8fe9-be6322e38b6b/extend_code/images/code_dev_console_viewstate_tab.png)

The View State tab in the Developer Console works the same as the View State tab in the Visualforce Development Mode footer, except that double-clicking a folder node doesn’t open a usage pie chart window. See “About the View State Tab” in the [Visualforce Developer’s Guide](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pages.meta/pages/) for details.

1. From your personal settings, enter Advanced User Details in the Quick Find box, then select **Advanced User Details**. No results? Enter Personal Information in the Quick Find box, then select **Personal Information**.
2. Click **Edit**.
3. Select the Development Mode checkbox if it isn't selected.
4. Select the Show View State in Development Mode checkbox.
5. Click **Save**.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_code-264-0-0-production-enus/789bc523-706b-4ae4-8fe9-be6322e38b6b/images/icon_note.png)

Note Since the view state is linked to form data, the View State tab only appears if your page contains an `<apex:form>` tag. In addition, the View State tab displays only on pages using custom controllers or controller extensions.

#### See Also

- [Debug Logs](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.code_debug_log.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use debug logs to track events that occur in your org. Debug logs are generated when you have active user-based trace flags, when you run Apex tests, and when executed code or API requests include debugging parameters or headers.")