Why is C# memory hog?

[Samishii23]

So I have a Base C# Windows App... I've changed a few basic options on the Form, BGcolor, Title, Window Type...
No code.
Its 9.5 MB in memory...

Forgive me, but what is that all about?
And is there ways I can not have a C# program so bloated like that?!

[GaryTexmo]

I believe it's just the regular .NET settings, and the garbage collector that runs in the background to clean up all your stuff.

I did a google search for "C# memory footprint" and a discussion on bytes turned up. Hopefully it helps you out :)

http://bytes.com/topic/c-sharp/answers/249611-reduce-memory-footprint-startup

[Samishii23]

public class MemoryManagement {
	[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
	public static extern bool SetProcessWorkingSetSize(IntPtr proc, int min, int max);
	public void FlushMemory() {
		GC.Collect();
		GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
		if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT) {
		SetProcessWorkingSetSize(System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().Handle, -1, -1);
} } }

Error: The type or namespace name 'DllImportAttri bute' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Didn't even make it to the execution portion. Do I need a reference?

[GaryTexmo]

I believe you need a...

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

... at the top. Google for the win :)

Oh hey, just a heads up, calling GC.Collect manually is supposedly not advised unless you really need it. Here's an article to read: http://blogs.msdn.com/ricom/archive/...29/271829.aspx (Again, Google :D)

Is there any particular reason you need to do this? The only real reason I could think of is if you're running on a limited memory platform and are hitting the memory ceiling with your application. Nine times out of ten, you can resolve this by handling your memory management a bit better (allocate data in "pages" instead of one gigantic block, perhaps). The Garbage Collector will free up memory when there is a demand for it, it just doesn't run constantly to save processor power.

I hope this information helps you!