Example usage for java.lang.management MemoryMXBean gc

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for java.lang.management MemoryMXBean gc.

Prototype

public void gc();

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Runs the garbage collector.

Usage

From source file:org.rhq.enterprise.agent.promptcmd.GCPromptCommand.java

private void freeMemory(PrintWriter out) {
    final MemoryMXBean memoryMxBean = ManagementFactory.getMemoryMXBean();

    printGlobalMemoryUsage(out, memoryMxBean);

    // free up some global static caches
    Introspector.flushCaches();// ww w . jav a  2 s .  co m
    LogFactory.releaseAll();

    // invoke the garbage collector
    out.println(MSG.getMsg(AgentI18NResourceKeys.GC_INVOKE));
    memoryMxBean.gc();

    printGlobalMemoryUsage(out, memoryMxBean);
    return;
}

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