Force Garbage Collection
Imports System.IO Module Module1 Sub Main() Dim c1 As New Contact("Name 1", "111-555-1111", "1@1.com") Dim c2 As New Contact("Name 2", "222-555-1212", "2@2.com") Dim c3 As New Contact("Name 3", "333-555-1212", "3@3.com") c1 = Nothing ' Discard the object GC.Collect() Console.WriteLine("Back from first collection") c3 = Nothing ' Discard the object GC.Collect() Console.WriteLine("Back from second collection -- Press Enter") End Sub End Module Class Contact Public Name As String Public Phone As String Public EMail As String Sub New(ByVal ContactName As String, ByVal ContactPhone As String, ByVal ContactEmail As String) Console.WriteLine("Name: " & ContactName & " Phone " & ContactPhone & " Email " & ContactEmail) Name = ContactName Phone = ContactPhone EMail = ContactEmail End Sub Protected Overrides Sub Finalize() Console.WriteLine("In Finalize for " & Name) End Sub End Class