### This is now natively supported in ***Visual Studio 2019***

[![VS Code Search][4]][1]


### Search w/ Expressions in VS 2022

You can sort of search by expressions by pinning the property you're looking for (search property name to find it), and then select "Show Pinned Member Names in Values".  Then you can search for a match in the value `prop_name = value`

[![Search Expression][3]][3]

### Further Reading

* [Searching for objects and properties in the Watch, Autos, and Locals Window][1] by 
[Leslie Richardson][2]
* [Debugging > Inspect variables in the Autos and Locals windows > Search in the Autos or Locals window][5]


  [1]: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/enhanced-in-visual-studio-2019-search-for-objects-and-properties-in-the-watch-autos-and-locals-windows/
  [2]: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/author/lerich/
  [3]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/mlNpA.png
  [4]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Rea6K.gif
  [5]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/debugger/autos-and-locals-windows?view=vs-2022#search-in-the-autos-or-locals-window

I'm debugging c# in visual studio

I added an object to the `watch window` 

Given some value, 
is there any way to search which field holds this value?



searching a value in watch window

Answer

This is now natively supported in Visual Studio 2019

Search w/ Expressions in VS 2022

Further Reading