troubleshooting Question
GC Collect Called Too Many Times?
Q. Can the GC.Collect() be called too many times?
I've seen examples where it's used one time withing the Main entry point like this:
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
GC.Collect();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizer
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
Other examples call GC.Collect() every time a method or object finishes, like so:
private void timer1_Tic(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
try
{
// perform method
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
}
finally
{
GC.Collect();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizer
GC.Collect();
}
}
Q. What's the correct use of GC.Collect()?
I've seen examples where it's used one time withing the Main entry point like this:
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
GC.Collect();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizer
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
Other examples call GC.Collect() every time a method or object finishes, like so:
private void timer1_Tic(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
try
{
// perform method
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
}
finally
{
GC.Collect();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizer
GC.Collect();
}
}
Q. What's the correct use of GC.Collect()?
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