Memory leak when setting a label text in a timer event

[yaktipper]

VS.NET 2002, framework 1.0

I wrote a very simple program to display the RGB value and x,y mouse
position at the cursor on a 50ms timer.

I noticed a memory leak of 8K per timer event. The leak still occurs
after commenting out the code and simple having one line in the timer:

private void timerMouseColor_Tick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

lblMousePos.Text = "";

}

Is there a workaround for this? After letting the program sit for a
while it naturally runs out of memory and terminates. Is this fixed
in VS.NET 2003, framework 1.1?

 

[Eric Cadwell]

I've seen my share of GC not quite working as documented, but 1.1 is a
marked improvement.

Put the 1.1 Framework on and try for yourself. It's a free download.
To run your 1.0 code on the 1.1 Framework use this in your config file:

<configuration>
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v1.1.4322" />
</startup>
</configuration>

HTH;
Eric Cadwell
http://www.origincontrols.com