Unloads the specified application domain.
Namespace:
System
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, ControlAppDomain := True)> _
Public Shared Sub Unload ( _
domain As AppDomain _
)
Dim domain As AppDomain
AppDomain.Unload(domain)
[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, ControlAppDomain = true)]
public static void Unload(
AppDomain domain
)
[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, ControlAppDomain = true)]
public:
static void Unload(
AppDomain^ domain
)
public static function Unload(
domain : AppDomain
)
In the .NET Framework version 2.0 there is a thread dedicated to unloading application domains. This improves reliability, especially when the .NET Framework is hosted. When a thread calls Unload, the target domain is marked for unloading. The dedicated thread attempts to unload the domain, and all threads in the domain are aborted. If a thread does not abort, for example because it is executing unmanaged code, or because it is executing a finally block, then after a period of time a CannotUnloadAppDomainException is thrown in the thread that originally called Unload. If the thread that could not be aborted eventually ends, the target domain is not unloaded. Thus, in the .NET Framework version 2.0 domain is not guaranteed to unload, because it might not be possible to terminate executing threads.
The threads in domain are terminated using the Abort method, which throws a ThreadAbortException in the thread. Although the thread should terminate promptly, it can continue executing for an unpredictable amount of time in a finally clause.
Version Compatibility
In the .NET Framework version 1.0 and 1.1 if the thread that calls Unload is running in domain, another thread is started to perform the unload operation. If domain cannot be unloaded, a CannotUnloadAppDomainException is thrown in that thread, not in the original thread that called Unload. However, if the thread that calls Unload is running outside domain, that thread receives the exception.
The following code example shows how to unload an application domain.
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Security.Policy 'for evidence object
Class ADUnload
Public Shared Sub Main()
'Create evidence for the new appdomain.
Dim adevidence As Evidence = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.Evidence
' Create the new application domain.
Dim domain As AppDomain = AppDomain.CreateDomain("MyDomain", adevidence)
Console.WriteLine(("Host domain: " + AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName))
Console.WriteLine(("child domain: " + domain.FriendlyName))
' Unload the application domain.
AppDomain.Unload(domain)
Try
Console.WriteLine()
' Note that the following statement creates an exception because the domain no longer exists.
Console.WriteLine(("child domain: " + domain.FriendlyName))
Catch e As AppDomainUnloadedException
Console.WriteLine("The appdomain MyDomain does not exist.")
End Try
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'ADUnload
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security.Policy; //for evidence object
class ADUnload
{
public static void Main()
{
//Create evidence for the new appdomain.
Evidence adevidence = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.Evidence;
// Create the new application domain.
AppDomain domain = AppDomain.CreateDomain("MyDomain", adevidence);
Console.WriteLine("Host domain: " + AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName);
Console.WriteLine("child domain: " + domain.FriendlyName);
// Unload the application domain.
AppDomain.Unload(domain);
try
{
Console.WriteLine();
// Note that the following statement creates an exception because the domain no longer exists.
Console.WriteLine("child domain: " + domain.FriendlyName);
}
catch (AppDomainUnloadedException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("The appdomain MyDomain does not exist.");
}
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Security::Policy;
//for evidence Object*
int main()
{
//Create evidence for the new appdomain.
Evidence^ adevidence = AppDomain::CurrentDomain->Evidence;
// Create the new application domain.
AppDomain^ domain = AppDomain::CreateDomain( "MyDomain", adevidence );
Console::WriteLine( "Host domain: {0}", AppDomain::CurrentDomain->FriendlyName );
Console::WriteLine( "child domain: {0}", domain->FriendlyName );
// Unload the application domain.
AppDomain::Unload( domain );
try
{
Console::WriteLine();
// Note that the following statement creates an exception because the domain no longer exists.
Console::WriteLine( "child domain: {0}", domain->FriendlyName );
}
catch ( AppDomainUnloadedException^ /*e*/ )
{
Console::WriteLine( "The appdomain MyDomain does not exist." );
}
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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