Description:
Platforms:
Usage:
Arguments:
String.
InfoType is the type of information to get. Can be:
|
"ram" |
the amount of physical ram installed
 |
|
"free ram" |
the amount of physical ram not being used
|
|
"swap" |
the size of the current swap file
|
|
"free swap" |
the amount of the swap file not being used
|
| "virtual" | the size of the virtual address space
|
| "free virtual" | the amount of free memory in the virtual
address space
|
| "load" | the percentage of physical memory in use
|
| "free" | the amount of free memory, including
physical and virtual
|
| "max block" | the largest block of memory, including
physical and virtual
|
Returns:
Float.
Returns the information in bytes.
Examples:
Director:
ram = baMemoryInfo( "ram" )
Authorware:
free := baMemoryInfo( "free ram" )
Notes:
On Macintosh, the free and max block options return a
large meaningless number. This is due to the memory management system of OSX.