C#

cateyes_99 wrote:

Setting the references to nothing doesn't mean that, it just tells .Net that we don't need them any more, they can be recollected from this point of time.

class TheDisposable : IDisposable
{
   IntPtr handle;    //Direct unmanaged resource
   FileStream stream;//Managed but wraps an unmanaged resource

   public void Dispose
   {
      Dispose(true);
      GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
   }

   protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
   {
      if (disposing)
      {
         stream.Dispose();
      }
      CloseHandle(handle);
   }

   ~TheDisposable() { Dispose(false); }
}