C# 0 The Complete Reference

PART II

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Here are three sample runs:

5 2

4 4

1 6

The program works by first creating a 

Random

 object. Then it requests the two random 

values, each between 1 and 6, inclusive.

Memory Management and the GC Class

The

GC

 class encapsulates the garbage-collection facility. The methods defined by 

GC

 are 

shown in Table 21-15. It defines the read-only property shown here:

public static int MaxGeneration { get; }

MaxGeneration

 contains the maximum generation number available to the system. A 

generation number indicates the age of an allocation. Newer allocations have a lower 

number than older ones. Generation numbers help improve the efficiency of the garbage 

collector.

For most applications, you will not use any of the capabilities of