Adding, Deleting, Enabling and Disabling Filters

Debugging Memory Problems with MemoryScape™ : Chapter 2 Memory Tasks : Task 9: Seeing Leaks : Adding, Deleting, Enabling and Disabling Filters

To begin filtering data, right-click on a routine name or line number in the top pane of a Leak Detection, Heap Status Source or Backtrace report, or in a Heap Status Graphical report, and select Filter out this entry from the context menu.

Figure 65: Filter out this entry Context Menu

This command adds the routine to those that can be filtered. It does not actually enable filtering; enabling is done by selecting the Enable Filtering check box in the command area of many screens.

To apply the filter, select Manage Filters, which is in the Operations area on the left side of the screen, Figure 66.

Figure 66: Memory Debugging Data Filters Dialog Box

The controls in this dialog box:

Enable/Disable

When checked, MemoryScape enables the filter.

Add

Displays the Add Filter dialog box where you define a filter (discussed later in this section in Adding and Editing Filters).

Edit

Displays a dialog box where you can change the selected filter’s definition. The displayed Edit Filter dialog box is identical to the Add Filter dialog box.

Remove

Deletes the selected filter.

Up and Down

Moves a filter up or down in the filter list. Filters are applied in the order in which they appear, so you should place filters that remove the most entries at the top of the list. Filtering can be a time-consuming operation, so the right order can increase performance.

Enable All

Enables (checks) all filters in the list.

Disable All

Disables (unchecks) all filters in the list.