How to sort properties by name in IntelliJ IDEA debugger?

Question

Is there any way to sort the properties of an object by their names when using the Java debugger?

For example, I'm seeing this:

And I'd like to see this:

there is a plugin provided by intellj, take a look at the following link https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/4055-property-sorter — Basil Battikhi, Jul 25 '18 at 06:50
This plugin sorts the properties of a `.properties` file. In my case, I'm looking for a solution to sort the properties/fields of a POJO. — Thoomas, Jul 25 '18 at 06:54

Andrew Tobilko · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-26T13:07:44.640

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There is no separate option for sorting only fields alphabetically, but IDEA provides the feature "Sort Values Alphabetically" in the debug tool window.

It sorts both variables and their members in alphabetical order.

Before:

After:

edited Jul 26 '18 at 13:07

answered Jul 25 '18 at 07:25

Andrew Tobilko

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This is exactly what I was looking for (having variables also sorted is not a problem). Thank you ! – Thoomas Jul 25 '18 at 07:33
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What is the default order? – Dan Dascalescu Jan 25 '21 at 05:05
@DanDascalescu the order they declared in? – Andrew Tobilko Jan 25 '21 at 11:24
is it also possible to sort watches vs variables? – Vincent Jan 25 '23 at 20:05

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 10 '20 at 15:09

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Ultimate 2019.3
Open services
Click on the left on the 'wheel' settings.
Activate sort values alphabetically.

2 screen dumps to help the reader to find the configuration.

answered Mar 10 '20 at 15:09

Rudy Vissers

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How to sort properties by name in IntelliJ IDEA debugger?

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