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Deterministic Resource Cleanup with IDisposable
The IDisposable interface is used to provide a mechanism for releasing unmanaged resources, such as file handles or database connections, which the Garbage Collector cannot handle automatically.
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public class Logger : IDisposable{private StreamWriter _writer = new StreamWriter("log.txt");public void Dispose(){_writer?.Dispose();}}
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IDisposable
An interface requiring the implementation of a single 'Dispose' method.
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Dispose()
This method should contain logic to close or release all resources held by the object.