RuntimeSearch is a debugger extension which searches the given text in the values of all string expressions in a running Java program.

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Note for plugin users: The “Find in Runtime” action was moved from the Navigate menu to the Run menu.

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Details about the approach and more use cases can be found in our paper “RuntimeSearch: Ctrl+F for a Running Program” (PDF download, citation).

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You can install the plugin from the JetBrains Marketplace or directly from IntelliJ IDEA.

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For source code and build instructions, see the repository.