I need to check how much memory is allocated in the heap. Is there a way to get this value programmatically with C#?
I know about the System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(...) but that only tells me the size of an object.
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Does GC.GetTotalMemory do everything you need?
(Note that SizeOf only tells you the marshalled size, too - not necessarily the size in memory.)
Jon Skeet
2009-03-09 08:56:23
Sweet. Do you also know know how to get the amount of instances of some particular class that has been instanciated as well?
Spoike
2009-03-09 09:02:56
@Spoike: No, I don't believe that information is available without running under the profiling API.
Jon Skeet
2009-03-09 09:19:04
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Using a PerformanceCounter you can query the "# Bytes in all Heaps", from your own process, and even other processes.
Use the Category ".Net CLR Memory" to see a lot of counters available.
You have to see what the difference in system load is between the PerformanceCounter and the GC.GetTotalMemory that is proposed by Jon Skeet.
GvS
2009-03-09 09:07:11