Archived:Creating too many Canvas instances throws an outOfMemoryException (Known Issue)

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Platform(s): S60 3rd Edition

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Created: User:Technical writer 1 (07 Jul 2006)

Last edited: hamishwillee (18 Jun 2012)

Overview

Creating too many Canvas instances throws an OutOfMemoryException.

Description

In some S60 devices creating too many Canvas instances reserves memory space due to the platform implementation and throws an out of memory exception.

Solution

Try to limit the creation of new Canvas instances and reuse the existing Canvas instances. Use garbage collection to free memory space.