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MemoryUsage.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API9842Fri Aug 26 14:57:06 BST 2005java.lang.management

MemoryUsage

public class MemoryUsage extends Object
A MemoryUsage object represents a snapshot of memory usage. Instances of the MemoryUsage class are usually constructed by methods that are used to obtain memory usage information about individual memory pool of the Java virtual machine or the heap or non-heap memory of the Java virtual machine as a whole.

A MemoryUsage object contains four values:

    init represents the initial amount of memory (in bytes) that the Java virtual machine requests from the operating system for memory management during startup. The Java virtual machine may request additional memory from the operating system and may also release memory to the system over time. The value of init may be undefined.
    used represents the amount of memory currently used (in bytes).
    committed represents the amount of memory (in bytes) that is guaranteed to be available for use by the Java virtual machine. The amount of committed memory may change over time (increase or decrease). The Java virtual machine may release memory to the system and committed could be less than init. committed will always be greater than or equal to used.
    max represents the maximum amount of memory (in bytes) that can be used for memory management. Its value may be undefined. The maximum amount of memory may change over time if defined. The amount of used and committed memory will always be less than or equal to max if max is defined. A memory allocation may fail if it attempts to increase the used memory such that used > committed even if used <= max would still be true (for example, when the system is low on virtual memory).
Below is a picture showing an example of a memory pool:

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MXBean Mapping

MemoryUsage is mapped to a {@link CompositeData CompositeData} with attributes as specified in the {@link #from from} method.
author
Mandy Chung
version
1.16, 05/25/04
since
1.5

Fields Summary
private final long
init
private final long
used
private final long
committed
private final long
max
Constructors Summary
public MemoryUsage(long init, long used, long committed, long max)
Constructs a MemoryUsage object.

param
init the initial amount of memory in bytes that the Java virtual machine allocates; or -1 if undefined.
param
used the amount of used memory in bytes.
param
committed the amount of committed memory in bytes.
param
max the maximum amount of memory in bytes that can be used; or -1 if undefined.
throws
IllegalArgumentException if
  • the value of init or max is negative but not -1; or
  • the value of used or committed is negative; or
  • used is greater than the value of committed; or
  • committed is greater than the value of max max if defined.

        if (init < -1) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "init parameter = " + 
                init + " is negative but not -1.");
        }
        if (max < -1) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "max parameter = " + 
                max + " is negative but not -1.");
        }
        if (used < 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "used parameter = " + 
                used + " is negative.");
        }
        if (committed < 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "committed parameter = " + 
                committed + " is negative.");
        }
        if (used > committed) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "used = " + used +
                " should be <= committed = " + committed);
        }
        if (max >= 0 && committed > max) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( "committed = " + committed +
                " should be < max = " + max);
        }

        this.init = init;
        this.used = used;
        this.committed = committed;
        this.max = max;
    
private MemoryUsage(CompositeData cd)
Constructs a MemoryUsage object from a {@link CompositeData CompositeData}.

        // validate the input composite data  
        MemoryUsageCompositeData.validateCompositeData(cd);

        this.init = MemoryUsageCompositeData.getInit(cd);
        this.used = MemoryUsageCompositeData.getUsed(cd);
        this.committed = MemoryUsageCompositeData.getCommitted(cd);
        this.max = MemoryUsageCompositeData.getMax(cd);
    
Methods Summary
public static java.lang.management.MemoryUsagefrom(javax.management.openmbean.CompositeData cd)
Returns a MemoryUsage object represented by the given CompositeData. The given CompositeData must contain the following attributes:

Attribute Name Type
init java.lang.Long
used java.lang.Long
committed java.lang.Long
max java.lang.Long

param
cd CompositeData representing a MemoryUsage
throws
IllegalArgumentException if cd does not represent a MemoryUsage with the attributes described above.
return
a MemoryUsage object represented by cd if cd is not null; null otherwise.

        if (cd == null) {
            return null;
        }

        if (cd instanceof MemoryUsageCompositeData) {
            return ((MemoryUsageCompositeData) cd).getMemoryUsage();
        } else {
            return new MemoryUsage(cd);
        }

    
public longgetCommitted()
Returns the amount of memory in bytes that is committed for the Java virtual machine to use. This amount of memory is guaranteed for the Java virtual machine to use.

return
the amount of committed memory in bytes.

        return committed;
    
public longgetInit()
Returns the amount of memory in bytes that the Java virtual machine initially requests from the operating system for memory management. This method returns -1 if the initial memory size is undefined.

return
the initial size of memory in bytes; -1 if undefined.

        return init;
    
public longgetMax()
Returns the maximum amount of memory in bytes that can be used for memory management. This method returns -1 if the maximum memory size is undefined.

This amount of memory is not guaranteed to be available for memory management if it is greater than the amount of committed memory. The Java virtual machine may fail to allocate memory even if the amount of used memory does not exceed this maximum size.

return
the maximum amount of memory in bytes; -1 if undefined.

        return max;
    
public longgetUsed()
Returns the amount of used memory in bytes.

return
the amount of used memory in bytes.

        return used;
    
public java.lang.StringtoString()
Returns a descriptive representation of this memory usage.

        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
        buf.append("init = " + init + "(" + (init >> 10) + "K) ");
        buf.append("used = " + used + "(" + (used >> 10) + "K) ");
        buf.append("committed = " + committed + "(" + 
                   (committed >> 10) + "K) " );
        buf.append("max = " + max + "(" + (max >> 10) + "K)");
        return buf.toString();