Socket.Dispose Method (System.Net.Sockets)

Public Sub Dispose

public void Dispose()

public:
virtual void Dispose() sealed

abstract Dispose : unit -> unit 
override Dispose : unit -> unit 

Implements

Call Dispose when you are finished using the Socket. The Dispose method leaves the Socket in an unusable state. After calling Dispose, you must release all references to the Socket so the garbage collector can reclaim the memory that the Socket was occupying.

For more information, see Cleaning Up Unmanaged Resources and Implementing a Dispose Method.

Note
Always call Dispose before you release your last reference to the Socket. Otherwise, the resources it is using will not be freed until the garbage collector calls the Socket object's Finalize method.

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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