WaitHandle.Dispose Method (System.Threading)

Dispose Method

.NET Framework Class Library

WaitHandle..::.Dispose Method

When overridden in a derived class, releases the unmanaged resources used by the WaitHandle, and optionally releases the managed resources.

Namespace: System.Threading
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Protected Overridable Sub Dispose ( _
    explicitDisposing As Boolean _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim explicitDisposing As Boolean

Me.Dispose(explicitDisposing)

protected virtual void Dispose(
    bool explicitDisposing
)

Visual C++

protected:
virtual void Dispose(
    bool explicitDisposing
)

JScript

protected function Dispose(
    explicitDisposing : boolean
)

Parameters

explicitDisposing: Type: System..::.Boolean
true to release both managed and unmanaged resources; false to release only unmanaged resources.

Remarks

This method is called by the WaitHandle.Dispose() method and the Finalize method. Dispose() invokes this protected method with the explicitDisposing parameter set to true. Finalize invokes Dispose with explicitDisposing set to false.

When the explicitDisposing parameter is true, this method releases all resources held by any managed objects that this WaitHandle references. This method invokes the Dispose() method of each referenced object.

Dispose can be called multiple times by other objects. When overriding this method, be careful not to reference objects that have been previously disposed in an earlier call to Dispose or Close.

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.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

Reference

WaitHandle Class

WaitHandle Members

System.Threading Namespace