C# Signature:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern bool SetProcessWorkingSetSize(IntPtr hProcess, UIntPtr
dwMinimumWorkingSetSize, UIntPtr dwMaximumWorkingSetSize);
VB.NET Signature:
Private Declare Function SetProcessWorkingSetSize Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal hProcess As IntPtr, ByVal dwMinimumWorkingSetSize As Int32, ByVal dwMaximumWorkingSetSize As Int32) As Int32
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
None.
Tips & Tricks:
Might be better written using int instead of UInt as -1 is a valid value for dwMaximumWorkingSetSize and dwMinimumWorkingSetSize. See Sample Code.
Sample Code:
//sample is probably a bad idea, but it will "trim down" the memory footprint of a .Net App (or at lease the value reflected in Task Manager).
C#
public class MemoryManagement{
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern bool SetProcessWorkingSetSize( IntPtr proc, int min, int max );
public void FlushMemory() {
GC.Collect() ;
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers() ;
if(Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT) {
SetProcessWorkingSetSize(System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().Handle, -1, -1) ;
}
}
}
VB.NET
Friend Sub ReleaseMemory()
Try
GC.Collect()
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers()
If Environment.OSVersion.Platform = PlatformID.Win32NT Then
SetProcessWorkingSetSize(System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().Handle, -1, -1)
End If
Catch
End Try
End Sub
Alternative Managed API:
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