MessageTally.st
changeset 561 4c7d7e58cc8a
parent 559 8015fde9ae16
child 564 d549f0b9c2f2
--- a/MessageTally.st	Wed Mar 19 19:18:44 1997 +0100
+++ b/MessageTally.st	Wed Mar 19 19:33:25 1997 +0100
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@
     For good results, make certain that the measured block runs for some
     time (say 5 seconds) - add a timesRepeat-loop around it if required.
 
+    The displayed information is:
+        - the calling tree augmented with total and leaf times.
+          the leaf time is the time spent in the method itself;
+          the total time is the time spent in the method and all of its called
+          methods.
+
+        - the leaf methods by receiver
+          this lists the leaf nodes only, sorted by time spent there.
+          Here, method invocations for different receiver types are
+          listed separately.
+
+        - the leaf methods
+          this lists the leaf nodes only, sorted by time spent there.
+          Here, method invocations for different receiver types are
+          summed up separately.
+
+    The last list (leaf methods) is propably the most interresting.
+
     [author:]
         Claus Gittinger
 
@@ -356,5 +374,5 @@
 !MessageTally class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic3/MessageTally.st,v 1.27 1997-03-19 11:40:30 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic3/MessageTally.st,v 1.28 1997-03-19 18:33:25 cg Exp $'
 ! !