To cause a .Net heap dump, choose the menu option below:

 

.Net Tools menu choose Heap Dump... displays the Heap Dump dialog

 

Or use the heap dump icon on the .Net Tools Toolbar.

 

 

 

The heap dump dialog is displayed.

 

 

 

 

Heap Naming

 

•Automatically name heap dumps all heap dumps are automatically named

 

•Prompt for heap dump name this dialog is displayed. The heap dump name is specified in the edit field.

 

•Display a notification dialog when the heap dump is complete a dialog box is displayed

 

 

Heap Dump Complete

 

When the heap dump is complete a notification is displayed if it has been requested.

 

 

 

 

An entry for the heap dump is also added to the combo box on the Heap Dumps sub-tab of the main .Net tab.

 

 

 

 

 

Any attempt to fetch a new heap dump will fail until enough objects have been allocated to allow a garbage collection to run.