Thread analysis
To analyze the threads, we have to rerun the application with another profiling option.
| Select Run Æ Profile Configurations. |
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| For the EntityTester class, in the Monitor tab, select Thread Analysis. |
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| Click Edit Options and select Contention analysis. Click Finish. |
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| Click Apply, then click Profile. |
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| A new entry opens in the Profiling Monitor view (Figure | 7-21). |
Figure 27-21 profiling Monitor with three runs
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| Double-click Thread Analysis, or click the Open Thread Analysis view icon  .
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| The Thread Statistics tab shows the state, running, and waiting time of the threads (Figure | 7-22). |
Figure 27-22 Thread Analysis: Thread Statistics
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| The Monitor Statistics tab shows the details of a selected thread, including the Java classes involved. |
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| The Thread Visualizer tab shows the threads that were active, and the time when they were active (Figure | 7-23). we can see two threads for the Derby database and 5 threads for the application code. |
Figure 27-23 Thread Analysis: Visualizer
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