Mathematica > Core Language > Expressions > Evaluation Control > MemoryConstrained
BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

MemoryConstrained

MemoryConstrained[expr, b]
evaluates expr, stopping if more than b bytes of memory are requested.

MemoryConstrained[expr, b, failexpr]
returns failexpr if the memory constraint is not met.

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Run a command until a memory limit is exceeded:

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The loop ran until memory allocation for the result of Range exceeded the limit:

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