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I recently converted a VB6 to a VB.NET app, and I received an upgrade note about garbage collecting.<br />
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What's with this garbage collecting? <br />
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Is this a .NET thing?<br />
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Can I collect the garbage? <br />
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Can I destroy the garbage?<br />
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Why would I want to do my own garbage collecting and then destroying?<br />
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Can .NET do both of these tasks for you?<br />
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Sorry for all the questions, but I will take simple answers.<br />

<pre><code id="code-370027">UPGRADE_NOTE: Object myobject may not be destroyed until it is garbage collected
myobject = Nothing
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I recently converted a VB6 to a VB.NET app, and I received an upgrade note about garbage collecting.

What's with this garbage collecting? 

Is this a .NET thing?

Can I collect the garbage? 

Can I destroy the garbage?

Why would I want to do my own garbage collecting and then destroying?

Can .NET do both of these tasks for you?

Sorry for all the questions, but I will take simple answers.

Object myobject may not be destroyed until it is garbage collected

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