Garbage collection is
a process of releasing the memory used by the objects, which are no longer
referenced. This is done in different ways and different manners in various
platforms and languages.
When an program is
loaded in the memory there will be a bunch of memory allocated for that
particular program alone and loaded with memory. This bunch of memory is called
Managed Heap(is nothing but a bunch of memory allocated for the program at run
time). This amount of memory will only be used when an object is to be loaded
in to the memory for that particular program.
This memory is separated in to three parts:
·
Generation Zero – Smaller size
·
Generation One – Medium size
·
Generation Two – Larger size
When we try to
create an object by using NEW keyword the system will,
·
Calculate the number of bytes required for the object
or type to be loaded in to the managed heap.
·
The CLR then checks that the bytes required to
allocate the object are available in the reserved region. IF the object fits, it
is allocated at the address pointed to by NextObjPtr.
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These processes will happen at the Generation zero
level.