+ return ret+GetHeapMemoryOfSet(s1,s2);
+}
+
+/*!
+ * This method returns all the progeny of \a this (this is \b not included in returned vector).
+ * All the progeny means all the subobjects (children), subsubobjects (little children), ... of \a this.
+ * The elements in returned array are reported only once even if they appear several times in the progeny of \a this.
+ */
+std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> BigMemoryObject::getAllTheProgeny() const
+{
+ std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> s1(getDirectChildren());
+ std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> ret;
+ while(!s1.empty())
+ {
+ ret.insert(ret.end(),s1.begin(),s1.end());
+ std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> s3;
+ for(std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *>::const_iterator it0=s1.begin();it0!=s1.end();it0++)
+ {
+ std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> s2;
+ if(*it0)
+ s2=(*it0)->getDirectChildren();
+ for(std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *>::const_iterator it1=s2.begin();it1!=s2.end();it1++)
+ {
+ if(*it1)
+ if(std::find(ret.begin(),ret.end(),*it1)==ret.end())
+ s3.push_back(*it1);
+ }
+ }
+ s1=s3;
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * This method scan all the progeny of \a this (\a this excluded) to see if \a obj is part of it.
+ * If obj is NULL false is returned.
+ * \sa BigMemoryObject::getAllTheProgeny
+ */
+bool BigMemoryObject::isObjectInTheProgeny(const BigMemoryObject *obj) const
+{
+ if(!obj)
+ return false;
+ std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> objs(getAllTheProgeny());
+ return std::find(objs.begin(),objs.end(),obj)!=objs.end();
+}
+
+std::size_t BigMemoryObject::GetHeapMemorySizeOfObjs(const std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *>& objs)
+{
+ std::size_t ret(0);
+ std::set<const BigMemoryObject *> s1,s2;
+ for(std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *>::const_iterator it0=objs.begin();it0!=objs.end();it0++)
+ {
+ if(*it0)
+ if(s1.find(*it0)==s1.end())
+ {
+ std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> vTmp((*it0)->getDirectChildren());
+ s2.insert(vTmp.begin(),vTmp.end());
+ ret+=(*it0)->getHeapMemorySizeWithoutChildren();
+ s1.insert(*it0);
+ }
+ }
+ return ret+GetHeapMemoryOfSet(s1,s2);
+}
+
+std::size_t BigMemoryObject::GetHeapMemoryOfSet(std::set<const BigMemoryObject *>& s1, std::set<const BigMemoryObject *>& s2)
+{
+ std::size_t ret(0);