How often is the GC executed?

Question

Java: How often is the GC executed in JVM? Every second? Every minute? Or is it random depending on the memory size? I just want to have an idea.

Thank you.

Answer 1

It depends on the memory usage and the heap in which the objects are stored. Look at this

http://javarevisited.blogspot.com/2011/04/garbage-collection-in-java.html

It does not depend on time. It only depends on the new memory requirements and available memory.