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| author | Rich Slogar <rslogar@google.com> | 2015-08-17 15:38:33 +0000 |
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| committer | Android Git Automerger <android-git-automerger@android.com> | 2015-08-17 15:38:33 +0000 |
| commit | 1614f115c38c68d49a74c2553a68a46bd2f4c913 (patch) | |
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docs: studio 1.3 allocation tracker
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diff --git a/docs/html/tools/studio/index.jd b/docs/html/tools/studio/index.jd index bbb4edc..43cb2fe 100644 --- a/docs/html/tools/studio/index.jd +++ b/docs/html/tools/studio/index.jd @@ -226,6 +226,30 @@ snapshot in the <em>Captures</em> view and select <strong>Export to standard .hp +<h4 id="alloc-tracker">Allocation tracker </h4> +<p>Android Studio allows you to track memory allocation as it monitors memory use. Tracking memory +allocation allows you to monitor where objects are being allocated when you perform certain actions. +Knowing these allocations enables you to adjust the method +calls related to those actions to optimize your app's performance and memory use. </p> + +<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/studio-allocation-tracker.png" alt="" /> + <p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 6.</strong> Allocation tracker.</p> + +<p>Perform the following steps to track and analyze allocations: </p> +<ol> + <li>Click the Start/Stop Allocation Tracking icon + (<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/studio-allocation-tracker-icon.png" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0;height:17px"/>) in the + <a href="#mem-cpu">Memory Monitor</a>. Android Studio starts tracking memory allocations.</li> + <li>Perform the tasks whose mallocs you want to track. </li> + <li>Click the Start/Stop Allocation Tracking icon again. Android Studio stops tracking mallocs + and saves the data to a file named <code>Allocation-yyyy.mm.dd-hh.mm.ss.alloc</code>. The + resulting file appears in the <em>Captures</em> tab. </li> + <li>Double-click the file to open it in the allocation viewer. + <p>The allocation viewer allows you to view and analyze the allocations your app made while + running. </p> </li> +</ol> + + <h3>Data file access</h3> <p>The Android SDK tools, such as <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/systrace.html">Systrace</a>, <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/logcat.html">logcat</a>, and |