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How to get all String objects from current VM
package debug;
import com.sun.jdi.Bootstrap;
import com.sun.jdi.ObjectReference;
import com.sun.jdi.ReferenceType;
import com.sun.jdi.VirtualMachineManager;
import com.sun.jdi.connect.AttachingConnector;
import com.sun.jdi.connect.Connector.Argument;
import com.sun.jdi.connect.IllegalConnectorArgumentsException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.management.InstanceNotFoundException;
// java -cp <path to tools.jar>:./ -Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8888,server=y,suspend=n debug.Main
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws InstanceNotFoundException, IOException, IllegalConnectorArgumentsException {
VirtualMachineManager manager = Bootstrap.virtualMachineManager();
AttachingConnector connector = manager.attachingConnectors().stream()
.filter(attachingConnector -> attachingConnector.transport().name().contentEquals("dt_socket"))
.findFirst()
.orElseThrow(InstanceNotFoundException::new);
Map<String, Argument> defaults = connector.defaultArguments();
Argument port = defaults.get("port");
port.setValue("8888");
com.sun.jdi.VirtualMachine virtualMachine = connector.attach(defaults);
List<ReferenceType> string = virtualMachine.classesByName("java.lang.String");
ReferenceType type = string.get(0);
List<ObjectReference> instances = type.instances(10); // put 0 to get all strings
for (ObjectReference instance : instances) {
System.out.println(instance);
}
}
}
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