Confusing in using of Destructors ,IDisposable and Garbage collection

A destructor is a method that is called when an object gets destroyed. In C++, destructors are used to free memory and perform other housekeeping tasks. In the .NET Framework, we have the Garbage Collector that does most of this kind of work automatically. As a general rule, unless there is a compelling case for using one, you should forget about defining a destructor and leave the cleanup stuff to the runtime.

IDisposable is used to deterministically clean up objects, i.e. now. It doesn't collect the object's memory (that still belongs to GC) - but is used for example to close files, database connections, etc

In Short .

Garbage collector is Use when we dont want to Free Up Memory Manually using manual Dispose Method .net takes responsibility of cleaning up resources..

IDisposible is used to Close File , Connection ,DataReaders etc .

Dispose is used when there is some custom object that is not Disposed by Garbage collector

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Kirtan Patel16y ago
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A destructor is a method that is called when an object gets destroyed. In C++, destructors are used to free memory and perform other housekeeping tasks. In the .NET Framework, we have the Garbage Collector that does most of this kind of work automatically. As a general rule, unless there is a compelling case for using one, you should forget about defining a destructor and leave the cleanup stuff to the runtime.

IDisposable is used to deterministically clean up objects, i.e. now. It doesn't collect the object's memory (that still belongs to GC) - but is used for example to close files, database connections, etc

In Short .

Garbage collector is Use when we dont want to Free Up Memory Manually using manual Dispose Method .net takes responsibility of cleaning up resources..

IDisposible is used to Close File , Connection ,DataReaders etc .

Dispose is used when there is some custom object that is not Disposed by Garbage collector