gcinfo
Summary
Returns amount of dynamic memory in use
Prototype
k = gcinfo ()Description
Returns Kb of dynamic memory in use.
This function is deprecated in Lua 5.1. Use collectgarbage ("count") instead.
print (gcinfo ()) --> 103
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Topics
Lua base functions
Lua bc (big number) functions
Lua bit manipulation functions
Lua coroutine functions
Lua debug functions
Lua io functions
Lua math functions
Lua os functions
Lua package functions
Lua PCRE regular expression functions
Lua script extensions
Lua string functions
Lua table functions
Lua utilities
ScriptingLua functions
assert (Asserts that condition is not nil and not false)
collectgarbage (Collects garbage)
dofile (Executes a Lua file)
error (Raises an error message)
getfenv (Returns the current environment table)
getmetatable (Returns the metatable for the object)
ipairs (Iterates over a numerically keyed table)
load (Loads a chunk by calling a function repeatedly)
loadfile (Loads a Lua file and parses it)
loadlib (Loads a DLL (obsolete in Lua 5.1))
loadstring (Compiles a string of Lua code)
module (Creates a Lua module)
next (Returns next key / value pair in a table)
pairs (Traverse all items in a table)
pcall (Calls a function in protected mode)
print (Prints its arguments)
rawequal (Compares two values for equality without invoking metamethods)
rawget (Gets the value of a table item without invoking metamethods)
rawset (Sets the value of a table item without invoking metamethods)
require (Loads a module)
select (Returns items in a list)
setfenv (Sets a function's environment)
setmetatable (Sets the metatable for a table)
tonumber (Converts a string (of the given base) to a number)
tostring (Converts its argument to a string)
type (Returns the type of a variable)
unpack (Unpacks a table into individual items)
xpcall (Calls a function with a custom error handler)(Help topic: lua=gcinfo)
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