GC.GetGeneration returns the current generation number of the target of a specified weak reference. : Garbage Collection « Development « VB.Net

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GC.GetGeneration returns the current generation number of the target of a specified weak reference.

 

   Imports System

   Class MyGCCollectClass
      Private maxGarbage As Long = 1000
      Public Shared Sub Main()
         Dim myGCCol As New MyGCCollectClass

         myGCCol.MakeSomeGarbage()

         Console.WriteLine("The object is in generation: {0}", _
                            GC.GetGeneration(myGCCol))

         GC.Collect()
      End Sub


      Sub MakeSomeGarbage()
         Dim vt As Version

         Dim i As Integer
         For i = 0 To maxGarbage - 1
            ' Create objects and release them to fill up memory
            ' with unused objects.
            vt = New Version
         Next i
      End Sub
   End Class

   
  

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