Method Invocation Details tab

The Method Details Invocation tab provides statistical data on a selected method. This tab can be opened on a selected method in Execution Flow view or in any tab of the Execution Statistics view.

Note: This tab is populated with data only when execution flow graphical information is collected.

The following data is provided in this view:

Note: The profiling views are described here using Java. Profiling data from a different application context might change the terms and syntax used in the views. For more information, see Understanding application contexts in profiling views.

Controls

Toolbar controls

Icon Definition
open source icon Opens the source of a selected item.
Show as percentageShow the Raw Cumulative time as a percentage.
Export icon Export records to available report formats. The New Report dialog allows you to select the report type and open the document using the default system editor.
drop down menu icon Select the Show Time option to select the time basis of the graph.
  • Raw time: the time that an application takes to run, including the profiling overhead.
  • Compensated time: time the application takes minus the time attributed to profiling.
Select the Display Application Context option to display profiling data based on a programming language or data collection context. For more information, see Understanding application contexts in profiling views.

Pop-up menu controls

Menu item Definition
Refresh Views icon Refresh the view
method invocation details button Show Method Invocation Details for the selected method.
Open method invocation for the selected method Show Method Invocation for the selected method.
Select the columns to be displayed in the method invocation table Choose columns to display the table.
open source code button Open source code for the method.

Related concepts
Overview of the Profiling Tool
Method Invocation and Flow tab
Execution Flow view and table

Related tasks
Profiling views
Viewing invocations and callers of a method