Show Threads Tree

The Show Threads Tree option lets you show a graphical representation of the threads and calling functions within your application. You can drill down to see the detail of the lowest function calls.

To access this tree:

From the toolbar menu in the Execution Time view, click the Show Threads Tree icon.

Figure 1. The Show Threads Tree view

You can use this information to:

identify which threads are the most and least active
determine the appropriate size of your application's thread pool. (If there are idle threads, you might want to reduce the size of the pool.)

To view quantitative profiling values:

In the annotated source editor, let the pointer hover over a colored bar. The CPU usage appears, and shows as percentage and time values.