Visualizing the heap

The Memory Debugger can provide a visual depiction of the heap.

You create this view in the same way as any other:

1. Select Tools > Memory Debugging.
2. Select Enable Memory Debugging with the Configuration Tab.
3. Select the Heap Status Tab.
4. If you want leaks to be displayed, press the ... button next to the Graphical View pulldown.
5. In the Preferences Window, select Label leaked memory blocks. If you are debugging a C++ program, you probably also want to select Check interior pointers during leak detection.
6. After pressing OK, let your program run until a breakpoint.
7. Press the Generate View button.

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