Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/widgets/SearchTextResultListPanel.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/widgets/SearchTextResultListPanel.java	(revision 14974)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/widgets/SearchTextResultListPanel.java	(revision 14976)
@@ -165,4 +165,13 @@
 
     /**
+     * Returns the search text entered by user.
+     * @return the search text entered by user
+     * @since 14975
+     */
+    public String getSearchText() {
+        return edSearchText.getText();
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Sets a listener to be invoked on double click
      * @param dblClickListener The double click listener