GC.Collect Method (System)

Collect Method

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Microsoft Silverlight

Other versions are also available for the following:

.NET Framework Class Library for Silverlight

GC..::.Collect Method

Induces an immediate garbage collection of all generations.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Sub Collect

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public static void Collect()

Remarks

Because Silverlight-based applications generally do not have control of a whole process, calling this method is rarely needed.

Version Information

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

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

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.