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class method

GC.disable

GC.disable → true or false

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.0.5/gc.rb, line 84
def self.disable
  Primitive.gc_disable
end

Disables garbage collection, returning true if garbage collection was already disabled.

Example

GC.disable   #=> false
GC.disable   #=> true

See also .count .enable .compact .latest_compact_info also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1