Outgoing References
The Outgoing References view shows the detailed information on a particular instance, like the list of objects referenced from the instance, instance fields including their values, and other.
Use the Outgoing References view to thoroughly inspect an instance that seems you suspicious (may cause a memory problem).
The view shows you the list containing:
Fields
These are instance's fields of simple types (int,bool, and so on). Fields also include their values taken on the moment of getting a snapshot. The value of a certain field can be copied into the clipboard using the Ctrl+C combination.References
These are objects referenced from the instance including information about their fields.
The list of instance's references consists of the following columns:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | Type name. |
| Address | Virtual memory address of the instance. |
| References count | The number of objects referenced from a certain instance. |
| Bytes | The size of a certain instance in bytes. |
| Retained bytes | The overall size in bytes of all objects exclusively retained by a certain instance. |
Example
Selecting objects for further analysis
In the Outgoing References view, you can select the following subjects for further analysis:
To select a particular instance
Do one of the following:
Double-click the instance in the list.
Right-click the instance and choose Open this instance.
After this, the Outgoing reference subject is added to the Analysis Path and you can use specific instance views to analyze the instance in more details.
To select the objects that are exclusively retained by the analyzed instance
Click the
Open objects retained by this set button.After this, the Retained objects subject will be added to the Analysis Path and the list of desired objects will be displayed in the Group by Types view.