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WaitHandle.Dispose Method

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Releases all resources used by the current instance of the WaitHandle class.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Dispose

public void Dispose()

Implements

IDisposable.Dispose()

Remarks

Call Dispose when you are finished using the WaitHandle. The Dispose method leaves the WaitHandle in an unusable state. After calling Dispose, you must release all references to the WaitHandle so the garbage collector can reclaim the memory that the WaitHandle was occupying.

NoteNote:

Always call Dispose before you release your last reference to the WaitHandle. Otherwise, the resources it is using will not be freed until the garbage collector calls the WaitHandle object's Finalize method.

Platform Notes

Silverlight for Windows Phone Silverlight for Windows Phone

This member is present to support the .NET Compact Framework infrastructure in Silverlight for Windows Phone, and it is not intended to be used in your application code.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.