View State Tab

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

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 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 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.