How can I find all objects that reference myObject?

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I have an object myObject and I'm not sure who's holding references to it. (I want to know because I'm reverse engineering something.)

I found the button "Objects pointing to this value" in the inspector, but it doesn't bring up anything, even if I make another object that's pointing, like this:

OrderedCollection new add: self ; inspect

Clearly, that button is broken! So, how can I get all referencing objects?

I'm using the Moose 4.6 image.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 17 '11 at 13:02

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PointerExplorer openOn: myObject works in Pharo, but it's slightly broken in Moose 4.6. For a quick fix revert ObjectExplorerWrapper >> icon to the previous version (AlainPlantec 12/6/2009 22:13)

In Pharo/Squeak, you can use:

myObject pointersTo

edited Nov 17 '11 at 13:02

nes1983

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answered Nov 17 '11 at 10:40

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score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 17 '11 at 10:25

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In Pharo/Squeak, you can use: myObject pointersTo

answered Nov 17 '11 at 10:25

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 03 '14 at 15:58

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In Squeak 4.5

PointerFinder pointersTo: myObject

and

PointerExplorer new openExplorerFor: myObject

answered Jun 03 '14 at 15:58

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How can I find all objects that reference myObject?

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