Get System Memory Size in .NET
By Robbe Morris
Quick tip showing how to use .NET to get the current system's memory size.
using System.Management;
public static string GetSystemMemory()
{
double bytes = 0;
var mos = new ManagementObjectSearcher();
mos.Query = new ObjectQuery("SELECT TotalPhysicalMemory FROM Win32_ComputerSystem");
foreach (ManagementObject mo in mos.Get())
{
// See related sampel below for ToDouble code.
bytes += ToDouble(mo["TotalPhysicalMemory"].ToString(),6);
}
// See related sample below for user friendly byte conversion.
return GetBytes(bytes,false);
}
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