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How to get the free memory in JVM using Java
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What is the Runtime class in Java?
The Runtime class has methods that interface and interact with the environment in which the application is run.
The freeMemory() method
The freeMemory() method of the Runtime class is used to retrieve the free memory currently available to the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) for future objects. The value returned by this method is in bytes.
Method signature
public native long freeMemory()
Return value
This method returns the free memory available to JVM.
Example
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args){
Runtime currentRuntime = Runtime.getRuntime();
System.out.println("Runtime.freeMemory() = " + currentRuntime.freeMemory() + " bytes");
}
}Use of freeMemory() method
Explanation
- Line 4: The current runtime of the application is retrieved using the
getRuntime()method of theRuntimeclass. - Line 5: The free memory available to the JVM is obtained by invoking
freeMemory()method on the current runtime retrieved in line 4.
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