Showing Garbage Collection Backdrop
The Show GC backdrop function is a helpful feature that lets you see when and where a garbage collection occurs. You will get the best visual effect of the garbage collections if you zoom in on the threads you are monitoring. The garbage collection backdrop lines might otherwise become more of a light raster in the background than helpful lines.
To turn on/off the GC backdrop lines
- Click the Show GC backdrop option (marked 5 in Figure 18-1) to turn on/off the GC backdrop lines.