BALL::SysInfo Namespace Reference
[Operating system support]

Functions
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getAvailableMemory ()
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getFreeMemory ()
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getTotalMemory ()
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getBufferedMemory ()
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getFreeSwapSpace ()
BALL_EXPORT Time	getUptime ()
BALL_EXPORT Index	getNumberOfProcessors ()

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Detailed Description

Namespace for methods to obtain informations about the systems hardware. All memory values are returned in amounts of byte. See the man page for sysinfo, GetSystemInfo and /proc/cpuinfo under Linux.

See also:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/memory/base/memorystatus_str.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/memory/base/globalmemorystatusex.asp

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Function Documentation

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getAvailableMemory

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The the total amount of free memory (under linux + getBufferedMemory()).

Returns:

-1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getBufferedMemory

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Return the buffered memory under Linux

Returns:

-1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getFreeMemory

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The the amount of freee memory.

Returns:

-1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getFreeSwapSpace

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Return the the amount of free swap memory.

Returns:

-1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT Index BALL::SysInfo::getNumberOfProcessors

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Get the number of processors

Returns:

-1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getTotalMemory

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The the total amount of memory.

Returns:

-1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT Time BALL::SysInfo::getUptime

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Get the uptime of the system. Works currently only under Unix, not under Windows.

Returns:

-1 if no valid value could be read