The Object Reference Graph view

The Object Reference Graph view shows the referential relationship of objects in a graph.

To open the Object Reference Graph view, right-click a profiling resource entry in the Profiling Monitor and select Open With > Object Reference Graph from the pop-up menu. .

Here are some tips for using the graph:

To scroll the contents of the graph, use the scroll bars, or click the background of the graph to display the hand cursor and then drag the cursor left, right, up, or down.
To view details about a node or a path segment, pause the mouse cursor over the node or path segment.

The Object Reference Graph view can display the following information when you pause your cursor over items in the graph:

Data item	Description
Object	The name of the object. If the object is ungrouped (a single instance of a Java class), the name is followed by an instance identifier.
Size	The size of the object, measured in bytes. If the object is grouped (all instances of a specific Java class), this number is a sum for all instances in the group.
References	The number of objects referenced by the selected object. If the object is grouped, this number is the sum for all instances in the group.
Referers	The number of objects that reference the selected object. If the object is grouped, this number is a sum for all instances in the group.
Count	For a grouped object, the number of instances in the group. The count for an ungrouped object is always 1. For a path segment, the number of references from the referencing (From) node to the referee (To) node.
From	For a path segment, the name of the referencing object. If the object is ungrouped (a single instance of a Java class), the name is followed by a instance identifier.
To	For a path segment, the name of the referee object. If the object is ungrouped (a single instance of a Java class), the name is followed by a instance identifier.
Propagated Memory	For a path segment, the Size of the referenced node.

The following icons indicate whether all or only some objects referenced from an object are visible in the graph:

Icon	Description
	No referenced objects are visible. Click to expand all immediate descendants.
	Only some of the referenced objects are visible. Click to expand all immediate descendants.
	All referenced objects are visible. Click to collapse all descendants.

The following controls and menu commands appear in the Object Reference Graph view::

Control	Command	Description
	Redo Layout	Redraws the graph in the default layout.
	Toggle Overview	Displays or hides the graph overview.
	Show Object Details	Opens the Object Details view for the currently selected object.
	Find Object...	Lets you specify an object name to locate within the graph.
	Graph Colors...	Lets you change the colors used in the graph.
	Navigate Back	In the node selection history, navigates to the previously selected node.
	Navigate Forward	In the node selection history, navigates to the next selected node.
Pull-down menu	Object Name...	Lets you change how object names are displayed in the Object Details and the Object Reference Graph views.
Pop-up menu	Expand/Collapse	Displays or hides the descendants of an object. For more information, see Object Reference Graph data commands.
Pop-up menu	Filter	Includes or excludes objects from the analysis data set. For more information, see Object Reference Graph data commands.
Pop-up menu	Subtree	Hides, deletes, or focuses on a reference subtree. For more information, see Object Reference Graph data commands.
Pop-up menu	Open Source	When source code for the selected method is available, opens the source file in the default editor.
Highlight drop-down list	Highlight objects	Highlights objects based upon criteria you select in the list. For more information, see Object Reference Graph data commands.
Zoom slider	Zoom the graph	Changes the scale of the graph.

Note: Right-click in the Object Reference Graph view to display a pop-up menu for working with graph.

Parent topic

Memory leak analysis user interface reference

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Identifying memory leaks