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Call to 'System.gc()' or 'Runtime.gc()'

Reports System.gc() or Runtime.gc() calls. While occasionally useful in testing, explicitly triggering garbage collection via System.gc() is almost never recommended in production code and can result in serious performance issues.

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Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

CallToSystemGC
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Java | Memory

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.2, Qodana for JVM 2024.2,

Can be installed with plugin:

Java, 242.22892

Last modified: 11 September 2024