Method of ascertaining primary cause of memory consumption in program, and computer system and computer program for the same

A computer implemented method of ascertaining a cause of memory consumption by a program in a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing, in a memory, at least one of (i) a first ID corresponding to a first call path related to the creation of an object and (ii) the first call path, said storing step occurring when the program is executed to cause execution of code to create the object;
• and
• storing, in the memory, at least one of (i) a second ID corresponding to a second call path related to a connection to the object and (ii) the second call path, said storing step occurring when the program is executed to cause execution of code to connect the object in the program;
• wherein a common part of the first call path corresponding to the first ID and the second call path corresponding to the second ID indicates the cause of memory consumption by the program and
• wherein the foregoing steps are performed by the computer system.