how to use traceview in eclipse for android development?

Question

I want to use traceview in android in eclipse. I have a few questions: 1. Does my emulator phone need to have a sd card for traceview to work? 2. Is there anyway to start traceview directly from eclipse ide?

I did try to put sd card memory in my avd device but still i cannot find the folder marked sdcard.

thanks in advance.

Answer 1

In Eclipse in the DDMS perspective you have to select your process in the devices view. Then click on the Start Method Profiling icon (three arrows with a red dot).

Once you are done click the same button again (it now has a black stop sign to signal that tracing is activated) and the trace file is automatically pulled from the device/the emulator and the results are displayed.