<gcConcurrent> Element
Specifies whether the common language runtime runs garbage collection on a separate thread.
<runtime> Element
<gcConcurrent> Element
<gcConcurrent enabled="true|false"/>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute | Description |
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enabled | Required attribute. Specifies whether the runtime runs garbage collection concurrently. |
enabled Attribute
Value | Description |
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false | Does not run garbage collection concurrently. |
true | Runs garbage collection concurrently. This is the default. |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element | Description |
|---|---|
configuration | The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications. |
runtime | Contains information about assembly binding and garbage collection. |
The setting in the machine configuration file is the default for all .NET Framework applications. The machine configuration file setting overrides the application configuration file setting.
By default, the runtime uses concurrent garbage collection, which is optimized for latency. If you set the enabled attribute of the <gcConcurrent> element to false, the runtime uses non-concurrent garbage collection, which is optimized for throughput.
If your application involves heavy user interaction, leave concurrent garbage collection enabled to minimize the application's pause time to perform garbage collection.
 Caution |
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Starting with the .NET Framework 4, concurrent garbage collection is replaced by background garbage collection. The terms concurrent and background are used interchangeably in the .NET Framework documentation. To disable background garbage collection, use the <gcConcurrent> element, as discussed in this article. |
