Cannot see final variable content inside anonymous class when debugging in Eclipse an Android app

When in debug (eclipse), I cannot see variables content in the variables view, nor in Expressions view, nor in Display view - if the variables are defined outside an anonymous class but the debug is inside the anonymous class.

When I try to see the content in debug, I get the error: x cannot be resolved to a variable.

In the following example, x cannot be resolved:

private void someMethod(final Object x) {
  new Runnable() {
    public void run() {
      Log.i(x); // x is printed correctly but cannot be resolved when in Debug
    }
  }.run();
}

This question regards the eclipse development environment - regarding debugging Android. It's not a discussion about final, nor compilation - just debugging.