Hot Spot Comparison View Settings Dialog

  The hot spot comparison view settings dialog is accessed by bringing any hot spot comparison to front and choosing View->View Settings from JProfiler's main menu or clicking on the corresponding  toolbar button.
  You can select a time scale mode for all displayed times:
  • Automatic
    Depending on the time value, it's displayed in seconds, millseconds or microseconds, in such a way that 3 significant digits are retained.
  • Seconds
  • Millseconds
  • Microseconds
  The node description options control the amount of information that is presented in the description of the call.
  • Always show signature
    If this option is not checked, method signatures are shown only if two methods with the same name appear in the hot spot list.

    Only applicable if the aggregation level has been set to "methods".

  The time differences options determine how differences in the self time column are displayed and how that column is sorted.
  • Sort and display type
    The sort and display type can be one of
    • Sort by values
      The bar chart in the self time column displays absolute differences. When this column is sorted, it is sorted by absolute differences. Percentages are displayed in parentheses.
    • Sort by percentages
      The bar chart in the self time column displays percentages. When this column is sorted, it is sorted by absolute percentages. Absolute differences are displayed in parentheses.
  • Show zero difference values
    If this option is not checked, the hot spot comparison does not display hot spots that have not changed between the first and the second snapshot.