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SafeHandle.Dispose Method (Boolean)

.NET Framework 4.5

Releases the unmanaged resources used by the SafeHandle class specifying whether to perform a normal dispose operation.

Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Sub Dispose ( _
	disposing As Boolean _
)

Parameters

disposing: Type: System.Boolean
true for a normal dispose operation; false to finalize the handle.

Remarks

You should never explicitly call the Dispose method with the disposing parameter set to false.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

.NET Framework Security

SecurityPermission
for permission to call unmanaged code. Security action: LinkDemand. Associated enumeration: SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

SafeHandle Class

Dispose Overload

System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace

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