diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
index 67b273941..50d508e69 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
@@ -1505,69 +1505,37 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             auto pattern = this->createPatterns(evaluator).front();
             ON_SCOPE_EXIT { delete pattern; };
 
-            auto readValue = [&evaluator](auto &value, PatternData *pattern) {
-                if (pattern->isLocal()) {
-                    auto &literal = evaluator->getStack()[pattern->getOffset()];
-
-                    std::visit(overloaded {
-                            [&](std::string &assignmentValue) { },
-                            [&](PatternData *assignmentValue) { },
-                            [&](auto &&assignmentValue) { value = assignmentValue; }
-                    }, literal);
-                }
-                else
-                    evaluator->getProvider()->read(pattern->getOffset(), &value, pattern->getSize());
-
-                value = hex::changeEndianess(value, pattern->getSize(), pattern->getEndian());
-            };
-
-            auto readString = [&evaluator](std::string &value, PatternData *pattern) {
-                if (pattern->isLocal()) {
-                    auto &literal = evaluator->getStack()[pattern->getOffset()];
-
-                    std::visit(overloaded {
-                            [&](std::string &assignmentValue) { value = assignmentValue; },
-                            [&](auto &&assignmentValue) { }
-                    }, literal);
-                }
-                else {
-                    value.resize(pattern->getSize());
-                    evaluator->getProvider()->read(pattern->getOffset(), value.data(), value.size());
-                    value.erase(std::find(value.begin(), value.end(), '\0'), value.end());
-                }
-            };
-
             Token::Literal literal;
             if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataUnsigned*>(pattern) || dynamic_cast<PatternDataEnum*>(pattern)) {
                 u128 value = 0;
-                readValue(value, pattern);
+                readVariable(evaluator, value, pattern);
                 literal = value;
             } else if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataSigned*>(pattern)) {
                 s128 value = 0;
-                readValue(value, pattern);
+                readVariable(evaluator, value, pattern);
                 value = hex::signExtend(pattern->getSize() * 8, value);
                 literal = value;
             } else if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataFloat*>(pattern)) {
                 if (pattern->getSize() == sizeof(u16)) {
                     u16 value = 0;
-                    readValue(value, pattern);
+                    readVariable(evaluator, value, pattern);
                     literal = double(float16ToFloat32(value));
                 } else if (pattern->getSize() == sizeof(float)) {
                     float value = 0;
-                    readValue(value, pattern);
+                    readVariable(evaluator, value, pattern);
                     literal = double(value);
                 } else if (pattern->getSize() == sizeof(double)) {
                     double value = 0;
-                    readValue(value, pattern);
+                    readVariable(evaluator, value, pattern);
                     literal = value;
                 } else LogConsole::abortEvaluation("invalid floating point type access", this);
             } else if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataCharacter*>(pattern)) {
                 char value = 0;
-                readValue(value, pattern);
+                readVariable(evaluator, value, pattern);
                 literal = value;
             } else if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataBoolean*>(pattern)) {
                 bool value = false;
-                readValue(value, pattern);
+                readVariable(evaluator, value, pattern);
                 literal = value;
             } else if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataString*>(pattern)) {
                 std::string value;
@@ -1582,7 +1550,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                                 if (!dynamic_cast<PatternDataString*>(assignmentValue) && !dynamic_cast<PatternDataCharacter*>(assignmentValue))
                                     LogConsole::abortEvaluation(hex::format("cannot assign '{}' to string", pattern->getTypeName()), this);
 
-                                readString(value, assignmentValue);
+                                readVariable(evaluator, value, assignmentValue);
                             },
                             [&, this](auto &&assignmentValue) { LogConsole::abortEvaluation(hex::format("cannot assign '{}' to string", pattern->getTypeName()), this); }
                     }, literal);
@@ -1596,7 +1564,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                 literal = value;
             } else if (auto bitfieldFieldPattern = dynamic_cast<PatternDataBitfieldField*>(pattern)) {
                 u64 value = 0;
-                readValue(value, pattern);
+                readVariable(evaluator, value, pattern);
                 literal = u128(hex::extract(bitfieldFieldPattern->getBitOffset() + (bitfieldFieldPattern->getBitSize() - 1), bitfieldFieldPattern->getBitOffset(), value));
             } else {
                 literal = pattern->clone();
@@ -1718,8 +1686,13 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                 }
 
                 PatternData *indexPattern;
-                if (currPattern->isLocal())
-                    indexPattern = std::get<PatternData*>(evaluator->getStack()[currPattern->getOffset()]);
+                if (currPattern->isLocal()) {
+                    auto stackLiteral = evaluator->getStack()[currPattern->getOffset()];
+                    if (auto stackPattern = std::get_if<PatternData*>(&stackLiteral); stackPattern != nullptr)
+                        indexPattern = *stackPattern;
+                    else
+                        return { currPattern };
+                }
                 else
                     indexPattern = currPattern;
 
@@ -1744,6 +1717,34 @@ namespace hex::pl {
 
     private:
         Path m_path;
+
+        void readVariable(Evaluator *evaluator, auto &value, PatternData *variablePattern) const {
+            constexpr bool isString = std::same_as<std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(value)>, std::string>;
+
+            if (variablePattern->isLocal()) {
+                auto &literal = evaluator->getStack()[variablePattern->getOffset()];
+
+                std::visit(overloaded {
+                        [&](std::string &assignmentValue) {
+                            if constexpr (isString) value = assignmentValue;
+                        },
+                        [&](PatternData *assignmentValue) { readVariable(evaluator, value, assignmentValue); },
+                        [&](auto &&assignmentValue) { value = assignmentValue; }
+                }, literal);
+            }
+            else {
+                if constexpr (isString) {
+                    value.resize(variablePattern->getSize());
+                    evaluator->getProvider()->read(variablePattern->getOffset(), value.data(), value.size());
+                    value.erase(std::find(value.begin(), value.end(), '\0'), value.end());
+                } else {
+                    evaluator->getProvider()->read(variablePattern->getOffset(), &value, variablePattern->getSize());
+                }
+            }
+
+            if constexpr (!isString)
+                value = hex::changeEndianess(value, variablePattern->getSize(), variablePattern->getEndian());
+        }
     };
 
     class ASTNodeScopeResolution : public ASTNode {
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/evaluator.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/evaluator.hpp
index 888638026..43f713ae2 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/evaluator.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/evaluator.hpp
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <hex/pattern_language/log_console.hpp>
+
 #include <hex/api/content_registry.hpp>
 
 #include <hex/helpers/fmt.hpp>
+#include <hex/helpers/concepts.hpp>
 
 namespace hex::prv { class Provider; }
 
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp
index 8ab78ffc3..9173ba942 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp
@@ -258,6 +258,28 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                 this->m_local == other.m_local;
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]]
+        std::string formatDisplayValue(const std::string &value, const Token::Literal &literal) const {
+            if (!this->m_formatterFunction.has_value())
+                return value;
+            else {
+                try {
+                    auto result = this->m_formatterFunction->func(this->getEvaluator(), { literal });
+
+                    if (result.has_value()) {
+                        if (auto displayValue = std::get_if<std::string>(&result.value()); displayValue != nullptr)
+                            return *displayValue;
+                        else
+                            return "???";
+                    } else {
+                        return "???";
+                    }
+                } catch (LogConsole::EvaluateError &error) {
+                    return "Error: " + error.second;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
     protected:
         void createDefaultEntry(const std::string &value, const Token::Literal &literal) const {
             ImGui::TableNextRow();
@@ -278,19 +300,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();
             ImGui::TextFormattedColored(ImColor(0xFF9BC64D), "{}", this->getFormattedName());
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-
-            if (!this->m_formatterFunction.has_value())
-                ImGui::TextUnformatted(value.c_str());
-            else {
-                auto result = this->m_formatterFunction->func(this->getEvaluator(), { literal });
-
-                if (result.has_value()) {
-                    if (auto displayValue = std::get_if<std::string>(&result.value()); displayValue != nullptr)
-                        ImGui::TextUnformatted(displayValue->c_str());
-                } else {
-                    ImGui::TextUnformatted("???");
-                }
-            }
+            ImGui::TextFormatted("{}", formatDisplayValue(value, literal));
         }
 
         void drawCommentTooltip() const {
@@ -378,7 +388,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();
             ImGui::TextFormattedColored(ImColor(0xFF9BC64D), "{}", this->getFormattedName());
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-            ImGui::TextFormatted("*(0x{0:X})", data);
+            ImGui::TextFormatted("{}", formatDisplayValue(hex::format("*(0x{0:X})", data), u128(data)));
 
             if (open) {
                 this->m_pointedAt->createEntry(provider);
@@ -809,7 +819,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                 ImGui::TextUnformatted("]");
 
                 ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-                ImGui::TextUnformatted("{ ... }");
+                ImGui::TextFormatted("{}", this->formatDisplayValue("{ ... }", this));
             }
 
             if (open) {
@@ -929,7 +939,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                 ImGui::TextUnformatted("]");
 
                 ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-                ImGui::TextUnformatted("{ ... }");
+                ImGui::TextFormatted("{}", this->formatDisplayValue("{ ... }", this));
             }
 
             if (open) {
@@ -1072,7 +1082,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                 ImGui::TableNextColumn();
                 ImGui::TextColored(ImColor(0xFFD69C56), "struct"); ImGui::SameLine(); ImGui::TextUnformatted(this->getTypeName().c_str());
                 ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-                ImGui::TextUnformatted("{ ... }");
+                ImGui::TextFormatted("{}", this->formatDisplayValue("{ ... }", this));
             }
 
             if (open) {
@@ -1218,7 +1228,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                 ImGui::TextColored(ImColor(0xFFD69C56), "union"); ImGui::SameLine(); ImGui::TextUnformatted(PatternData::getTypeName().c_str());
 
                 ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-                ImGui::TextUnformatted("{ ... }");
+                ImGui::TextFormatted("{}", this->formatDisplayValue("{ ... }", this));
             }
 
             if (open) {
@@ -1372,7 +1382,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();
             ImGui::TextColored(ImColor(0xFFD69C56), "enum"); ImGui::SameLine(); ImGui::TextUnformatted(PatternData::getTypeName().c_str());
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-            ImGui::TextFormatted("{} (0x{:0{}X})", valueString.c_str(), value, this->getSize() * 2);
+            ImGui::TextFormatted("{}", this->formatDisplayValue(hex::format("{} (0x{:0{}X})", valueString.c_str(), value, this->getSize() * 2), this));
         }
 
         [[nodiscard]] std::string getFormattedName() const override {
@@ -1448,7 +1458,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                 u8 numBytes = (this->m_bitSize / 8) + 1;
 
                 u64 extractedValue = hex::extract(this->m_bitOffset + (this->m_bitSize - 1), this->m_bitOffset, value);
-                ImGui::TextFormatted("{0} (0x{1:X})", extractedValue, extractedValue);
+                ImGui::TextFormatted("{}", this->formatDisplayValue(hex::format("{0} (0x{1:X})", extractedValue, extractedValue), this));
             }
 
         }
@@ -1525,7 +1535,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                     valueString += hex::format("{0:02X} ", i);
                 valueString += "}";
 
-                ImGui::TextUnformatted(valueString.c_str());
+                ImGui::TextFormatted("{}", this->formatDisplayValue(valueString, this));
             }
 
             if (open) {
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp
index 7b9dd638a..dc5c9cae2 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                         LogConsole::abortEvaluation(hex::format("cannot cast type '{}' to type '{}'", value->getTypeName(), pattern->getTypeName()));
                 },
                 [&](auto &&value) -> Token::Literal {
-                    if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataUnsigned*>(pattern))
+                    if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataUnsigned*>(pattern) || dynamic_cast<PatternDataEnum*>(pattern))
                         return u128(value);
                     else if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataSigned*>(pattern))
                         return s128(value);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace hex::pl {
                     else if (dynamic_cast<PatternDataFloat*>(pattern))
                         return double(value);
                     else
-                        LogConsole::abortEvaluation(hex::format("cannot cast type 'string' to type '{}'", pattern->getTypeName()));
+                        LogConsole::abortEvaluation(hex::format("cannot cast integer literal to type '{}'", pattern->getTypeName()));
                     }
             }, value);