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GC.Collect Method (Int32)

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This member can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use this member in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This member is security-critical, which restricts its use.

[SECURITY CRITICAL]

Induces an immediate garbage collection of a specified generation.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Sub Collect ( _
    generation As Integer _
)

[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
public static void Collect(
    int generation
)

Parameters

Version Information

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

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