Show.mem

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The show.mem command displays information on memory usage.

Syntax

show.mem();

Remarks

This command is typically used during debugging to help manage memory usage. When called, show.mem displays a message box that shows the following memory usage statistics:

  • Heapsize -- The total amount of memory available for use by the memory heap. For PC interpreter platform, this is 64KB minus the size of the AGIDATA.OVL overlay file).
  • Now and Max -- The current and all time maximum amount of memory allocated to resources.
  • Room.0, etc -- The size of the permanently loaded resources on the heap (known as 'room.0 resources'), such as logic 0, DIR files, object table, menus, etc.
  • Max script: The all time maximum number of script entries made during the course of the game.

Possible Errors

None.

Example

Code:
if(said("show", "mem"))
  {
  show.mem();
  }

Technical Information

Required Interpreter Version: Available in all AGI versions.
Byte-Code Value: 135 (0x87 hex)

See Also

Debugging Commands
AGI Debugging Information
Memory Management in AGI