The memory analyzer chart feature is optional.
Open mat in eclipse.
Then select memory analyzer and ok.
In eclipse mat we can see the incoming and outgoing references for a given object by right clicking an object and selecting list objects with outgoing references with incoming references.
Or how to configure hprof files to open in map.
Select the option leak suspects report and click finish.
I m probably missing something basic but i could not find how to explicitly start the program.
The stand alone memory analyzer is based on eclipse rcp.
The chart feature requires the birt chart engine version 2 3 0 or greater.
Go to the file open file option in eclipse s menu bar browse to the dump file that was generated in the previous page and open it.
To install the memory analyzer into an eclipse ide use the update site url provided below.
Manually acquire a heap dump and load it into the mat.
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In all cases it s important to keep in mind that this is a snapshot of memory at a point in time.
I installed eclipse memory analyzer mat and followed the tutorial from the official site but the hprof file open in a standard text editor and not in mat as i expected.
It is useful if you do not want to install a full fledged ide on the system you are running the heap analysis.
Connect the mat to an existing java process or.
Once the ma perspecive is open one should be able to see the memory analyzer specific eclipse menus.
The dump analysis will be presented to you as shown in the next page.
Use the memory analyzer to analyze productive heap dumps with hundreds of millions of objects quickly calculate the retained sizes of objects see who is preventing the garbage collector from collecting objects run a report to automatically extract leak.
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