Are memory leaks possible in managed environments like .NET?

Question

In C++ it is easily possible to have a permanent memory leak - just allocate memory and don\'t release it:

new char; //permanent memory leak guaranteed
         


        

Answer 1

If we define memory leak as a condition where a memory that can be used for creating objects, cannot be used or a memory that can be released does not then

Memory leaks can happen in:

• Events in WPF where weak events need to be used. This especially can happens in Attached Properties.
• Large objects

Large Object Heap Fragmentation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc534993.aspx