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C# program to get the maximum number of generations that the system currently supports (GC.MaxGeneration Property)

C# GC.MaxGeneration Property: Here, we are going to learn how to get the maximum number of generations that the system currently supports in C#.Net?
Submitted by Nidhi, on May 23, 2021

The MaxGeneration property of the GC class is used to get the maximum number of generations that the system currently supports.

Syntax:

    public static int MaxGeneration { get; }

Return value:

It returns the maximum number of supported generations.

Program:

The source code to get the maximum number of generations that the system currently supports is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Total number of HEAP generations are: " + GC.MaxGeneration);
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}

Output:

Total number of HEAP generations are: 2

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