# JavaScript Garbage Collection

## 回收機制
瀏覽器本身會自動GC掉沒有被referenced的記憶體，但某些情況下可能還是會產生memory leak。
可參考: [How JavaScript works: memory management + how to handle 4 common memory leaks](https://blog.sessionstack.com/how-javascript-works-memory-management-how-to-handle-4-common-memory-leaks-3f28b94cfbec)

除此之外，還有一個情況會產生memory leak:
:::warning
array的重置方式
:::

let a = [1,2,3,4];
a = [5,6,7,8]; //memory leak

let a = [1,2,3,4];
a = [];
a = [5,6,7,8]; //memory leak

測試執行上述2種code 每跑100萬次記錄一次，記憶體狀況如下圖

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## **正確的釋放方式**

let a = [1,2,3,4];
a.length = 0;
a = [5,6,7,8];

let a = [1,2,3,4];
a = null;
a = [5,6,7,8];

測試執行上述2種code 每跑100萬次記錄一次，記憶體狀況如下圖

參考: [JavaScript 深入淺出 Garbage Collection 垃圾回收機制](https://shawnlin0201.github.io/JavaScript/JavaScript-Garbage-Collection/)

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