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System.gc() Versus Runtime.getRunTime().gc

807598Mar 1 2006 — edited Sep 26 2008

Hi Guys,

Which one is better System.gc or Runtime.getRuntime().gc()

Because currently i am encounter out of memory Exception because i process a very large dataset..

I test System.gc() on my system and it seems doesnt free up the memory while the Runtime.getRuntime().gc will free up the memory..

I M just wondering why a lot of articles tell to use System.gc()

Thanks.

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