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Visualizing memory graphs


Author(s) : Universit??t Des Saarl Universit??t Passau Andreas Zeller Thomas Zimmermann Fr Informatik, 
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Publication Date : 2001
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Abstract : Abstract. To understand the dynamics of a running program, it is often useful to examine its state at specific moments during its execution. We present memory graphs as a means to capture and explore program states. A memory graph gives a comprehensive view of all data structures of a program; data items are related by operations like dereferencing, indexing or member access. Although memory graphs are typically too large to be visualized as a whole, one can easily focus on specific aspects using well-known graph operations. For instance, a greatest common subgraph visualizes commonalities and differences between program states.,