android studio - Kotlin Bytecode - How to analyze in IntelliJ IDEA?

Question

I want to see the compiled bytecode so I can learn more about how it works under the cover. I'm using IntelliJ IDEA 15 but can't find a way to see the bytecode. What am I missing?

Answer 1

IntelliJ IDEA comes with a bytecode viewing tool for Kotlin:

Tools → Kotlin → Show Kotlin Bytecode

^{Also available through Ctrl / ?+Shift+A as Show Kotlin Bytecode action.}

It's a great tool that can jump to the corresponding bytecode when you move around in the source file. And it updates the bytecode on the fly whenever the source changes.

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Also, I'd like to recommend jclasslib Bytecode Viewer as an external tool for low-level class files analysis (such as inspecting constant pools). Now it is also available as an IntelliJ IDEA plugin.