GCSettings.IsServerGC Property

public:
 static property bool IsServerGC { bool get(); };

public static bool IsServerGC { get; }

static member IsServerGC : bool

Public Shared ReadOnly Property IsServerGC As Boolean

Property Value

true if server garbage collection is enabled; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example indicates whether the host computer is using server or workstation garbage collection.

using System;
using System.Runtime;

class Sample
{
 public static void Main()
 {
 string result;

 if (GCSettings.IsServerGC)
 result = "server";
 else
 result = "workstation";
 Console.WriteLine("The {0} garbage collector is running.", result);
 }
}
// The example displays output like the following:
// The workstation garbage collector is running.

Imports System.Runtime

Class Sample
 Public Shared Sub Main()
 Dim result As String
 
 If GCSettings.IsServerGC = True Then
 result = "server"
 Else
 result = "workstation"
 End If
 Console.WriteLine("The {0} garbage collector is running.", result)
 End Sub
End Class 
' The example displays output like the following:
' The workstation garbage collector is running.

Remarks

For information about server garbage collection, see Workstation and Server Garbage Collection.

If server garbage collection is not enabled, workstation garbage collection is in effect (with or without concurrent collection). Server garbage collection is available only on multiprocessor computers.

An unmanaged host can request server garbage collection, and the host request overrides configuration file settings. If the host does not specify the type of garbage collection, you can use a configuration setting to specify server garbage collection. For more information, see Configure workstation vs. server.