#gc() method

Methods to invoke garbage collector explicitly

There are two ways to make a request to Java Virtual Machine in order to execute garbage collector explicitly:

Using System Class

This class support rich methods that deals with standard input and output, loading files and libraries and so on. It falls under Java.lang package. It also provides a method named gc() to request JVM to make an effort to run a garbage collector. Syntax:

System.gc();

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