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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T18:43:56+00:00 2026-05-12T18:43:56+00:00

How are you supposed to dispose of a BitmapSource ? // this wont work

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How are you supposed to dispose of a BitmapSource ?

// this wont work because BitmapSource doesnt implement IDisposable
using(BitmapSource bitmap = new BitmapImage(new Uri("myimage.png")))
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    2026-05-12T18:43:56+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 6:43 pm

    You do not have to Dispose() a BitmapSource. Unlike some other “image” classes in the Framework, it does not wrap any native resources.

    Just let it go out of scope, and the garbage collector will free its memory.

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