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GC.GetTotalMemory Method

Silverlight

Retrieves the number of bytes currently thought to be allocated. A parameter indicates whether this method can wait a short interval before returning, to allow the system to collect garbage and finalize objects.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public static long GetTotalMemory(
	bool forceFullCollection
)

Parameters

forceFullCollection: Type: System.Boolean
true to indicate that this method can wait for garbage collection to occur before returning; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: System.Int64
A number that is the best available approximation of the number of bytes currently allocated in managed memory.

Remarks

If the forceFullCollection parameter is true, this method waits a short interval before returning while the system collects garbage and finalizes objects. The duration of the interval is an internally specified limit determined by the number of garbage collection cycles completed and the change in the amount of memory recovered between cycles. The garbage collector does not guarantee that all inaccessible memory is collected.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Reference

GC Class

System Namespace

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