GC.GetGeneration Method
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This member can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use this member in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This member is security-critical, which restricts its use.
[SECURITY CRITICAL]
Retrieves the generation of a specified object.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Function GetGeneration ( _
obj As Object _
) As Integer
[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
public static int GetGeneration(
Object obj
)
Parameters
- obj
Type: System.Object
The object to check.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32
The generation number of the specified object.
Version Information
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1
Platforms
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