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.