Example : apiExample

 

Please see the apiExample application for a simple application that demonstrates the usage of the API.

 

You can find this in the examples folder in the Memory Validator installation directory.

 

 

Example : Load and start profiler then set watermarks during execution

 

This simple code snippet shows how you might use the API in your application.

 

This example is for a simplistic cooking machinery that mixes ingredients and bakes them into a cake.

 

Note that when run on a computer that doesn't have Memory Validator installed these API calls will have no effect, and there are no dependencies upon Memory Validator - you can ship your product with these API calls in it.

 

#include "svlMVAPI.h"
 
int main(int  argc,
         char *argv[])

{

    if (mvLoadProfiler())

    {

        // profiler loaded OK

 

        if (mvStartProfiler())

        {

            // profiler started OK

            // ensure we have data collection turned on (don't call this if you wish to honour the data collection setting in the Memory Validator GUI)

 

            mvSetCollect(TRUE);

        }

        else

        {

            // failed to start profiler

        }

    }

    else

    {

        // failed to load profiler (is Memory Validator installed on the machine?)

    }

 

    // place watermarks before and after all major events

    // we can then use the watermarks in the GUI to see which parts of the application leak memory

 

    mvSetWatermark(_T("Start"));

 

    doInit();

 

    mvSetWatermark(_T("AddIngredients"));

 

    doAddIngredients();

 

    mvSetWatermark(_T("MixIngredients"));

 

    doMixIngredients();

 

    mvSetWatermark(_T("Bake"));

 

    doBake();

 

    mvSetWatermark(_T("Cool"));

 

    doCooldown();

 

    mvSetWatermark(_T("Shutdown"));

 

    doShutdown();

 

    mvSetWatermark(_T("End"));

}