Specifying the profiling filters

Creating a profiling filter enables you to specify the subset of information that you want to analyze. When you apply filters to the profiling session, only relevant details are channeled out to the views. Using filters is especially useful when speed and efficiency is critical: the less data there is, the less impact it has on the system, and the faster it can be collected.

To modify the filters of a profiling set collecting Memory/Leak Analysis and/or Execution Time Analysis information:

Select Run > Profile....
Select the configuration you wish to profile, then click on the Profiling tab.
In the Overview sub-tab, select the profiling set you wish to use, then click Edit....
Select Memory/Leak Analysis and/or Execution Time Analysis (if not already selected) and click Next.

profiling page with filters tab open, which consists of pane for selecting a filter set above a pane for the contents of the set

Working with filter sets

To create a new filter set, click Add beside the top pane, name it, and then define the set in the lower pane.
To modify a filter set, select it in the top pane and then make the required changes in the lower pane.
To enable or disable a filter set, check or uncheck it.
To delete a filter set, select it and then click Remove.

Working with filters

Select the filter set containing the filters you would work with and then do any of the following:

To add a new filter, click Add beside the lower pane, then specify the package/class, method, and whether the filter is an inclusion or an exclusion criterion. Since filters are applied sequentially, starting with the topmost filter, you may need to move filters Up or Down.
To modify a filter, select it, then edit the package/class, method, and include/exclude criteria fields.
To delete a filter, select it, then click Remove.

Notes

Filtering is done at collection time. Therefore, filters need to be specified before you begin profiling.
At most, one filter set can be applied to a profiling session.
Filters exist in a filter set. A filter set needs to be created even for a single filter.
Only the first applicable filter is applied. Therefore you would declare more specific criteria before less specific criteria. For example, to exclude all classes from sun* except those in the AWT, you would set up the following:

Related concepts
Overview of the Profiling Tool