Javascript and Garbage collection

Question

Is there any way to control when Javascript performs garbage collection? I would like to enable it to perform garbage collection at certain times to ensure the smooth operat

Answer 1

Why not keep references to all your objects until you want them to be GC'd?

var delayed_gc_objects = [];
function delayGC(obj) { // keeps reference alive
    return delayed_gc_objects[delayed_gc_objects.length] = obj;
}
function resumeGC() { // kills references, letting them be GCd
    delayed_gc_objects.length = 0;
}