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Understanding IDisposable, Finalizers, and SafeHandle in C# [Discussion #2]

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6y ago · Jul 10, 2020 12:30 PM
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A guide on implementing the standard Dispose pattern. When you manage unmanaged OS resources (like native file handles or pointers), derive from SafeHandle instead of writing manual finalizers!
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6y ago · Jul 10, 2020 3:49 PM
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Manual finalizers force the object into the finalizer queue, delaying GC collection to Gen2. SafeHandle encapsulates native cleanup safely without finalizer penalties on the parent class.
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6y ago · Jul 10, 2020 9:49 PM
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Always suppress finalization with GC.SuppressFinalize(this) inside Dispose() if you have a custom cleanup routine.
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