MainClass.java Source code

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/*
 * Output: 
Total memory is: 2031616
Initial free memory: 1774312
Free memory after garbage collection: 1875680
Free memory after allocation: 1715296
Memory used by allocation: 160384
Free memory after collecting discarded Integers: 1875680
 */

public class MainClass {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        Runtime r = Runtime.getRuntime();
        long mem1, mem2;
        Integer someints[] = new Integer[10000];

        System.out.println("Total memory is: " + r.totalMemory());

        mem1 = r.freeMemory();
        System.out.println("Initial free memory: " + mem1);
        r.gc();
        mem1 = r.freeMemory();
        System.out.println("Free memory after garbage collection: " + mem1);

        for (int i = 0; i < someints.length; i++)
            someints[i] = new Integer(i); // allocate integers

        mem2 = r.freeMemory();
        System.out.println("Free memory after allocation: " + mem2);
        System.out.println("Memory used by allocation: " + (mem1 - mem2));

        for (int i = 0; i < someints.length; i++)
            someints[i] = null;

        r.gc(); // request garbage collection

        mem2 = r.freeMemory();
        System.out.println("Free memory after collecting" + " discarded Integers: " + mem2);

    }
}