How to find a Java Memory Leak

Question

How do you find a memory leak in Java (using, for example, JHat)? I have tried to load the heap dump up in JHat to take a basic look. However, I do not understand how I am s

Answer 1

Well, there's always the low tech solution of adding logging of the size of your maps when you modify them, then search the logs for which maps are growing beyond a reasonable size.