Task 11: Viewing Corrupted Memory

MemoryScape can help you locate problems created by your program writing data either immediately before or immediately after an allocated block. This program error alters data that other parts of the program will use. That is, this error means that these values are not what they are expected to be. This tasks shows MemoryScape how MemoryScape can help you with this problem.

Before reading this task, you should be familiar with the following information:

Chapter 1, “Locating Memory Problems”

Contains an overview of memory concepts and MemoryScape.

Task 1: “Getting Started”

Tells you how to start MemoryScape. It also contains an overview of the kinds of information you can ­obtain.

Task 3: “­Setting MemoryScape Options”

Describes how to configure MemoryScape so that it performs the activities you want it to perform.

Task 10: “Filtering Reports”

Shows how you can remove information from the report that you do not need or want to see.

Topics within this task are:

“Examining Corrupted Memory Blocks”

“Viewing Memory Contents”