README.md

🌶️ - Debug Garbage Collector Test

Shows how to use the Garbage collector to force freeing the memory and getting the free memory amount.

The sample is located here.

In short, through this:

Debug.WriteLine($"Free memory = {GC.Run(true)}");

Hardware requirements

Any hardware device running a nanoFramework image.

Related topics

Reference

• nanoFramework.Runtime.Native.GC.

Build the sample

1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 or Visual Studio 2019 (Visual Studio 2017 should be OK too) and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
2. Starting in the folder where you unzipped the samples/cloned the repository, go to the subfolder for this specific sample. Double-click the Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.

Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

• Select Build > Deploy Solution.

Deploying and running the sample

• To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug > Start Debugging.

Note

Important: Before deploying or running the sample, please make sure your device is visible in the Device Explorer.

Tip: To display the Device Explorer, go to Visual Studio menus: View > Other Windows > Device Explorer.