RxInAction | This respository includes the source code for the Reactive Extensions in Action book | Reactive Programming library

open System

let WeakReferenceExample() =
    let mutable obj = new Object();
    let weak = new WeakReference(obj);

    GC.Collect();
    Console.WriteLine("IsAlive: {0}\nobj <> null is {1}\n---", weak.IsAlive, obj <> null);

    obj <- null;
    GC.Collect();
    Console.WriteLine("IsAlive: {0}", weak.IsAlive);

WeakReferenceExample()
Console.ReadKey()