The Object Details view

The Object Details view

The Object Details view displays information about a specific object in tabular format.

To open the Object Details view, double-click a node in the Object Reference Graph, or right-click a node and select Show Object Details from the pop-up menu.

The Object Details view consists of the following data display areas:
Object Details: information about the currently selected object.
Highlighted Objects list: a list of objects that are currently highlighted in the Object Reference Graph view. Double-click a list item to navigate to the object in the Object Reference Graph view.
Referers table: a list of immediate objects that reference the currently selected object, and information about each referer.
Referees table: a list of immediate objects referenced by the currently selected object, and information about each referee.

The Object Details view can display the following information for an object:

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 a 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.

The following toolbar buttons and menu commands appear in the Object Details view:

Control Command Description

Show Reference Graph Displays the Object Reference Graph view.

Find Object Lets you specify an object name to locate. If the object is found, the object is selected in the Object Reference Graph view, and the Object Details view is changed to display information for that object.

Navigate Back In the object selection history, navigates to the previously selected object.

Navigate Forward In the object selection history, navigates to the next selected object.
Pull-down menu Object Name... Lets you change how object names are displayed in the the Object Details view and the Object Reference Graph view.
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.
Highlight drop-down list Hightlight objects Highlights objects in the Object Reference Graph view based upon criteria you select in the drop-down list. The names of the highlighted objects are displayed below the list. For information about the highlighting categories, see Object Reference Graph data commands.

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

Parent topic
Memory leak analysis user interface reference

Related tasks
Identifying memory leaks

Related reference
The Object Reference Graph view

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 a 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.

Control	Command	Description
	Show Reference Graph	Displays the Object Reference Graph view.
	Find Object	Lets you specify an object name to locate. If the object is found, the object is selected in the Object Reference Graph view, and the Object Details view is changed to display information for that object.
	Navigate Back	In the object selection history, navigates to the previously selected object.
	Navigate Forward	In the object selection history, navigates to the next selected object.
Pull-down menu	Object Name...	Lets you change how object names are displayed in the the Object Details view and the Object Reference Graph view.
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.
Highlight drop-down list	Hightlight objects	Highlights objects in the Object Reference Graph view based upon criteria you select in the drop-down list. The names of the highlighted objects are displayed below the list. For information about the highlighting categories, see Object Reference Graph data commands.