Is it possible to force garbage collection to run?
- Yes, it is possible to force Garbage Collection.
- The way to do it is by using GC.Collect().
- However, it is also necessary to run the finalizers of the objects that need to be deallocated. So, it is necessary to use GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers() along with GC.Collect() so that the finalizers threads are not executed separately.
- The GC class provides the GC.Collect() method, which you can use to give your application some direct control over the garbage collector.
- You can force object finalization to occur by calling System's runFinalization method.
Example:System.runFinalization();
- This method calls the finalize() method on all objects that are waiting to be garbage collected.
