.NET object size limit

Question

It seems there is a 2 GB size limit for objects in .NET: How to run Fsi.exe in 64 Bits?

Is there a work around this? I would like to load a very large float array (10

Answer 1

In versions of .NET prior to 4.5, the maximum object size is 2GB. From 4.5 onwards you can allocate larger objects if gcAllowVeryLargeObjects is enabled. Note that the limit for string is not affected, but "arrays" should cover "lists" too, since lists are backed by arrays.