<gcServer> Element

Specifies whether the common language runtime runs server garbage collection.

<configuration> Element
  <runtime> Element
    <gcServer> Element

<gcServer  
   enabled="true|false"/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
enabled	Required attribute. Specifies whether the runtime runs server garbage collection.

Enabled Attribute

Value	Description
false	Does not run server garbage collection. This is the default.
true	Runs server garbage collection.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.
runtime	Contains information about assembly binding and garbage collection.

Remarks

There are only two garbage collection options, workstation or server. For single-processor computers, the default workstation garbage collection should be the fastest option. Either workstation or server can be used for two-processor computers. Server garbage collection should be the fastest option for more than two processors. Use the GCSettings.IsServerGC property to determine if server garbage collection is enabled.

This element can be used only in the application configuration file.

Note

Concurrent garbage collection is not available when server garbage collection is enabled.

Example

The following example shows how to enable server garbage collection.

<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <gcServer enabled="true"/>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

See Also

Tasks

How to: Disable Concurrent Garbage Collection

Reference

Runtime Settings Schema

Other Resources

Configuration File Schema for the .NET Framework