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Java EE 8 Development with Eclipse - Third Edition

By : Ram Kulkarni
Book Image

Java EE 8 Development with Eclipse - Third Edition

By: Ram Kulkarni

Overview of this book

Java EE is one of the most popular tools for enterprise application design and development. With recent changes to Java EE 8 specifications, Java EE application development has become a lot simpler with the new specifications, some of which compete with the existing specifications. This guide provides a complete overview of developing highly performant, robust and secure enterprise applications with Java EE with Eclipse. The book begins by exploring different Java EE technologies and how to use them (JSP, JSF, JPA, JDBC, EJB, and more), along with suitable technologies for different scenarios. You will learn how to set up the development environment for Java EE applications and understand Java EE specifications in detail, with an emphasis on examples. The book takes you through deployment of an application in Tomcat, GlassFish Servers, and also in the cloud. It goes beyond the basics and covers topics like debugging, testing, deployment, and securing your Java EE applications. You'll also get to know techniques to develop cloud-ready microservices in Java EE.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Free Chapter
1
Introducing JEE and Eclipse
Index

Eclipse plugins for profiling memory


The Eclipse Memory Analyzer (https://eclipse.org/mat/) can be used to analyze heap dumps created by VisualVM. It provides additional features such as auto memory leak detection. Furthermore, by using it as an Eclipse plugin, you can quickly jump to the source code from the heap dump reports. You can use this tool either as a standalone application or as an Eclipse plugin. We will see how to use it as an Eclipse plugin in this section.

To install the Memory Analyzer plugin and analyze the memory dump, perform the following steps:

  1. Open Eclipse Marketplace (select the Help | Eclipse Marketplace menu). Search for Memory Analyzer and install the plugin:

Figure 11.11: Searching for the Memory Analyzer plugin in Eclipse Marketplace

  1. Open the heap dump that you saved in the previous section. Select the File | Open File menu and select the .hprof file that has been saved by VisualVM. Memory Analyzer will prompt you to select a report type:

Figure 11.12: Eclipse Memory...