' Variables for continual checking in the
    ' While loop in the WaitForFullGcProc method.
    Private Shared checkForNotify As Boolean = False

    ' Variable for suspending work 
    ' (such as servicing allocated server requests)
    ' after a notification is received and then 
    ' resuming allocation after inducing a garbage collection.
    Private Shared bAllocate As Boolean = False

    ' Variable for ending the example.
    Private Shared finalExit As Boolean = False

    ' Collection for objects that  
    ' simulate the server request workload.
    Private Shared load As New List(Of Byte())


    Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        Try
            ' Register for a notification. 
            GC.RegisterForFullGCNotification(10, 10)
            Console.WriteLine("Registered for GC notification.")

            bAllocate = True
            checkForNotify = True

            ' Start a thread using WaitForFullGCProc.
            Dim thWaitForFullGC As Thread = _
                New Thread(New ThreadStart(AddressOf WaitForFullGCProc))
            thWaitForFullGC.Start()

            ' While the thread is checking for notifications in
            ' WaitForFullGCProc, create objects to simulate a server workload.
            Try
                Dim lastCollCount As Integer = 0
                Dim newCollCount As Integer = 0


                While (True)
                    If bAllocate = True Then

                        load.Add(New Byte(1000) {})
                        newCollCount = GC.CollectionCount(2)
                        If (newCollCount <> lastCollCount) Then
                            ' Show collection count when it increases:
                            Console.WriteLine("Gen 2 collection count: {0}", _
                                              GC.CollectionCount(2).ToString)
                            lastCollCount = newCollCount
                        End If

                        ' For ending the example (arbitrary).
                        If newCollCount = 500 Then
                            finalExit = True
                            checkForNotify = False
                            bAllocate = False
                            Exit While
                        End If

                    End If
                End While

            Catch outofMem As OutOfMemoryException
                Console.WriteLine("Out of memory.")
            End Try

            finalExit = True
            checkForNotify = False
            GC.CancelFullGCNotification()

        Catch invalidOp As InvalidOperationException
            Console.WriteLine("GC Notifications are not supported while concurrent GC is enabled." _
                              & vbLf & invalidOp.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub

// Variable for continual checking in the 
// While loop in the WaitForFullGCProc method.
static bool checkForNotify = false;

// Variable for suspending work 
// (such servicing allocated server requests)
// after a notification is received and then 
// resuming allocation after inducing a garbage collection.
static bool bAllocate = false;

// Variable for ending the example.
static bool finalExit = false;

// Collection for objects that  
// simulate the server request workload.
static List<byte[]> load = new List<byte[]>();


public static void Main(string[] args)
{
    try
    {
        // Register for a notification. 
        GC.RegisterForFullGCNotification(10, 10);
        Console.WriteLine("Registered for GC notification.");

        checkForNotify = true;
        bAllocate = true;

        // Start a thread using WaitForFullGCProc.
        Thread thWaitForFullGC = new Thread(new ThreadStart(WaitForFullGCProc));
        thWaitForFullGC.Start();

        // While the thread is checking for notifications in
        // WaitForFullGCProc, create objects to simulate a server workload.
        try
        {

            int lastCollCount = 0;
            int newCollCount = 0;


            while (true)
            {
                if (bAllocate)
                {
                    load.Add(new byte[1000]);
                    newCollCount = GC.CollectionCount(2);
                    if (newCollCount != lastCollCount)
                    {
                        // Show collection count when it increases:
                        Console.WriteLine("Gen 2 collection count: {0}", GC.CollectionCount(2).ToString());
                        lastCollCount = newCollCount;
                    }

                    // For ending the example (arbitrary).
                    if (newCollCount == 500)
                    {
                        finalExit = true;
                        checkForNotify = false;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }

        }
        catch (OutOfMemoryException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Out of memory.");
        }


        finalExit = true;
        checkForNotify = false;
        GC.CancelFullGCNotification();

    }
    catch (InvalidOperationException invalidOp)
    {

        Console.WriteLine("GC Notifications are not supported while concurrent GC is enabled.\n"
            + invalidOp.Message);
    }
}