Working with the Instance List

Once you have displayed a list of instances, you can select from a group of context menu commands to display it on the Instance Graph or inspect it by using the Instance Inspector. You can also use the type of an instance and add that to the Type Graph, list all instances for the type, list the largest arrays in the type, and trace the type allocations. This feature is useful once you've identified the instance and want to investigate it within the context of the type to which it belongs.

To work with the Instance List:

1. Right-click the instance with which you want to work.

   The context menu appears.

2. Select the command you want to execute, as described in Table: Working with the Instance List Context Menu.

   Working with the Instance List Context Menu

   To...	Select this command...	For more information, see...
   Display the instance on the Instance Graph	Add to Instance Graph	"Studying Type References"
   Inspect the instance	Inspect Instance	"Investigating an Instance"
   Display the instance's type on the Type Graph	With Type then Add to Type Graph	"Investigating Type References"
   List all instances of the selected instance's type	With Type then List All Instances.	"Investigating an Instance"
   To display just the largest arrays of the selected instance's type	With Type then List Largest Arrays.
   To trace the allocation for the type associated with the selected instance	With Type the Trace Allocations.	"Viewing Allocation Stack Traces"