Collecting object references*

Object references displayed in the Object References view are useful in studying data structures, finding memory leaks, and finding unexpected references.

To collect information to display in the Object References view, follow these steps:

1. Launch a process with profiling enabled.

2. On the profiling agent, right click to bring up the pop-up menu.

   

3. Select Collect Object References.

4. To view the collected object references, right click on the profiling agent and select Open with > Object References . The Object References view opens.

*Profiling Java 1.4 and lower java virtual machine based applications

Related concepts
Overview of the Profiling Tool
Profiling resources
Object References view

Related tasks
Profiling an application
Identifying memory leaks 

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