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JavaSystem.Gc Method

Definition

Runs the garbage collector.

[Android.Runtime.Register("gc", "()V", "")]
public static void Gc ();
[<Android.Runtime.Register("gc", "()V", "")>]
static member Gc : unit -> unit
Attributes

Remarks

Runs the garbage collector.

Calling the gc method suggests that the Java Virtual Machine expend effort toward recycling unused objects in order to make the memory they currently occupy available for quick reuse. When control returns from the method call, the Java Virtual Machine has made a best effort to reclaim space from all discarded objects.

The call System.gc() is effectively equivalent to the call: <blockquote>

Runtime.getRuntime().gc()

</blockquote>

Java documentation for java.lang.System.gc().

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Applies to