C++ Developer Suite includes software tools for the following tasks:

• C++ Memory Validator


• C++ Performance Validator

C++ memory leak detector - Memory Validator

Memory Validator is a memory leak and memory error detection software tool for use by software developers, software quality assurance testers and customer support staff.

Use Memory Validator to:

• Detect memory leaks and handle leaks.
• Find native memory leaks in mixed-mode .Net applications.
• Find double deletes, double frees and related memory errors.
• Find uninitialized memory in C++ objects.
• Run regression tests to find memory leaks in your overnight builds.
• Monitor billions of allocations in your application.

Easy to use

To use Memory Validator all you need is debugging information for your application and Memory Validator can get to work.You do not need to modify your software, recompile or relink your software to use Memory Validator.

1. Launch your application with Memory Validator. 
   Memory Validator will launch and attach to your application in seconds.
2. Run your application as normal.
3. Close your application.
4. Examine the memory leaks that Memory Validator finds in your software.

Easy to read data displays show you all the errors in the order they occurred. The displays can be filtered to show you only the information that you want to work with.

Drill down to the data in the displays by expanding an entry in the display to display information about the memory leak: Whattype of object was allocated, what size, where (address, filename, line number<), thread id, allocation timestamp, lifetime and sequence id. Also displayed is a comprehensive callstack showing each class and method name, filename and line number. Each entry can be expanded to display the source code for that line.

Configurable

Memory Validator can be configured to collect all data or just the data you need. Powerful filters for collecting data and for displaying collected data give you maximum flexibility and control over how much CPU time is spent and how much memory is used collecting data allowing you to choose how much effort is put into a given task.

Memory Validator provides two APIs for controlling Memory Validator from your application. One API is for direct control of Memory Validator, the other API is for using Memory Validator with services for the case when Memory Validator cannot inject into a service because of Windows NT security privileges preventing the injection (typically for services running at Administrator or system level).

Powerful

The default options of Memory Validator concentrate on C and C++ memory leaks. It is easy to add many other memory types (GlobalAlloc, LocalAlloc, Heap32, etc...) and handle tracking to the list of data items monitored.

Additional capabilities include uninitialised data tracking, detection of use of deleted C++ objects, memory corruption detection, broken message map usage.

Memory Validator provides powerful HTML and XML reporting capabilities, allowing you to produce overnight leak reports if you use Memory Validator as part of regression testing strategy.

Unlike some of our competitors that struggle to handle even one million allocations, some of our customers are processing billions of allocations with Memory Validator.

Compatible

Memory Validator works with compilers from:

All 32 bit Windows operating systems from Windows 7 to Windows NT 4.0 are supported.

Memory Validator will also run on Windows 64 bit operating systems in the Wow64 compatibility layer.

For more details, please consult the compatibility feature list

Multi-purpose

Memory Validator works with applications and services, both native and mixed-mode .Net.

As well as the traditional interactive memory leak debugging role that Memory Validator performs, Memory Validator can be used to compare two recorded sessions to show the difference between the sessions. This allows you to determine if changes to your code have resulted in improvements (less memory leaks, less errors) or regressions (more memory leaks, more errors).

Memory Validator also allows you to automate this process by launching Memory Validator from the command line. A full range of command line options allow you to perform unattended runs of Memory Validator, complete with HTML export and XML export, to facilitate regression testing as part of your overnight builds.

C++ profiler - C++ Performance Validator

C++ Performance Validator is a C++ performance profiler for use by software developers and software quality assurance testers.

Use C++ Performance Validator to:

• Identify slow (time consuming) functions in your application.
• Identify busy (called very often, not necessarily slow) functions in your application.
• View application behaviour in real time.
• Improve your software quality testing with interactive, profiling displays.
• Create profiling reports with collapsible call tree and call graphs to share with your team on your intranet.

Easy to use

To use C++ Performance Validator all you need is debugging information for your application and C++ Performance Validator can get to work. You do not need to modify your software, recompile or relink your software to use C++ Performance Validator.

1. Launch your application with C++ Performance Validator. 
   C++ Performance Validator will launch and attach to your application.
2. Run your application as normal.
3. Close your application.
4. Examine the profiling statistics that C++ Performance Validator generates as your application runs.

Easy to read data displays show you the performance statistics as your application executes. You do not need to wait until your application has finished to view statistics for any function, file or DLL. The displays can be filtered to show you only the information that you want to work with.

Detailed, colour coded source code shows at-a-glance which functions and lines have executed and how long each took.

Configurable

C++ Performance Validator can be configured to collect all data or just the data you need. Powerful filters for collecting data and for displaying collected data give you maximum flexibility and control over how much CPU time is spent and how much memory is used collecting data allowing you to choose how much effort is put into a given task.

C++ Performance Validator provides an API for using C++ Performance Validator with services for the case when C++ Performance Validator cannot inject into a service because of Windows NT security privileges preventing the injection (typically for services running at Administrator or system level).

Powerful

The default options of C++ Performance Validator provide profiling data for all DLLs and files in your application that have debugging information. If you wish to only create profiling reports for selected DLLs, or exclude certain file types or even specific classes and methods, C++ Performance Validator has filtering capabilities to allow such customisation.

C++ Performance Validator provides powerful HTML and XML reporting capabilities, allowing you to produce profiling reports that you can share with your colleagues or post on your company intranet. The HTML reports can include animated collapsible call trees and call graphs.

Compatible

C++ Performance Validator works with compilers from:

All 32 bit Windows operating systems from Windows 7 to Windows NT 4.0 are supported.

C++ Performance Validator will also run on Windows 64 bit operating systems in the Wow64 compatibility layer./p>

For more details, please consult the compatibility feature list

Multi-purpose

C++ Performance Validator works with applications and services, both native and mixed-mode .Net.

As well as the traditional performance profiling role that C++ Performance Validator performs, C++ Performance Validator can be used for interactive profiling and for creating profiling reports automatically as part of a regression test suite and/or overnight build.

C++ Performance Validator also allows you to automate this process by launching C++ Performance Validator from the command line. A full range of command line options allow you to perform unattended runs of C++ Performance Validator, complete with HTML export and XML export, to facilitate regression testing as part of your overnight builds.