diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/NDArray.java b/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/NDArray.java
index 74f8b64fb47..f8d1427c8a9 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/NDArray.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/NDArray.java
@@ -4582,7 +4582,17 @@ default NDArray countNonzero(int axis) {
      * @return the debug string representation of this {@code NDArray}
      */
     default String toDebugString() {
-        return toDebugString(100, 10, 10, 20);
+        return NDFormat.format(this, 100, 10, 10, 20);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Runs the debug string representation of this {@code NDArray}.
+     *
+     * @param withContent true to show the content of NDArray
+     * @return the debug string representation of this {@code NDArray}
+     */
+    default String toDebugString(boolean withContent) {
+        return toDebugString(1000, 10, 10, 20, withContent);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -4592,10 +4602,12 @@ default String toDebugString() {
      * @param maxDepth the maximum depth to print out
      * @param maxRows the maximum rows to print out
      * @param maxColumns the maximum columns to print out
+     * @param withContent true to show the content of NDArray
      * @return the debug string representation of this {@code NDArray}
      */
-    default String toDebugString(int maxSize, int maxDepth, int maxRows, int maxColumns) {
-        return NDFormat.format(this, maxSize, maxDepth, maxRows, maxColumns);
+    default String toDebugString(
+            int maxSize, int maxDepth, int maxRows, int maxColumns, boolean withContent) {
+        return NDFormat.format(this, maxSize, maxDepth, maxRows, maxColumns, withContent);
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormat.java b/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormat.java
index 40a2ad62181..c60998c13bf 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormat.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/ndarray/internal/NDFormat.java
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ public abstract class NDFormat {
     private static final int PRECISION = 8;
     private static final String LF = System.getProperty("line.separator");
     private static final Pattern PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\s*\\d\\.(\\d*?)0*e[+-](\\d+)");
-    private static final boolean DEBUG =
-            ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments().stream()
-                    .anyMatch(arg -> arg.startsWith("-agentlib:jdwp"));
+    private static final boolean DEBUGGER =
+            !Boolean.getBoolean("jshell")
+                    && ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments().stream()
+                            .anyMatch(arg -> arg.startsWith("-agentlib:jdwp"));
 
     /**
      * Formats the contents of an array as a pretty printable string.
@@ -45,6 +46,27 @@ public abstract class NDFormat {
      */
     public static String format(
             NDArray array, int maxSize, int maxDepth, int maxRows, int maxColumns) {
+        return format(array, maxSize, maxDepth, maxRows, maxColumns, !DEBUGGER);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Formats the contents of an array as a pretty printable string.
+     *
+     * @param array the array to print
+     * @param maxSize the maximum elements to print out
+     * @param maxDepth the maximum depth to print out
+     * @param maxRows the maximum rows to print out
+     * @param maxColumns the maximum columns to print out
+     * @param withContent true to show the content of NDArray
+     * @return the string representation of the array
+     */
+    public static String format(
+            NDArray array,
+            int maxSize,
+            int maxDepth,
+            int maxRows,
+            int maxColumns,
+            boolean withContent) {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(1000);
         String name = array.getName();
         if (name != null) {
@@ -60,7 +82,7 @@ public static String format(
         if (array.hasGradient()) {
             sb.append(" hasGradient");
         }
-        if (DEBUG) {
+        if (!withContent) {
             return sb.toString();
         }
 
diff --git a/docs/development/development_guideline.md b/docs/development/development_guideline.md
index 4c7afebaa6c..1b043de3b50 100644
--- a/docs/development/development_guideline.md
+++ b/docs/development/development_guideline.md
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ You can create your own NDArray renderer as follows:
 Please make sure to:
 
 - Check the "On-demand" option, which causes IntelliJ to only render the NDArray when you click on the variable.
-- Change the "Use following expression" field to something like [toDebugString(100, 10, 10, 20)](https://javadoc.io/static/ai.djl/api/0.19.0/ai/djl/ndarray/NDArray.html#toDebugString-int-int-int-int-)
+- Change the "Use following expression" field to `toDebugString(true)` to show NDArray content
+- Change the "Use following expression" field to something like `toDebugString(1000, 10, 10, 20, true)`
 if you want to adjust the range of NDArray's debug output.
 
 ## Common Problems