Question

Just a quick sanity check here!

If I have a static method in an instance class e.g:

public class myClass 
{

    public static void AMethod() 
    {
        //do somit
    }

}

Would it cause problems if I was making reference to IDisposable resources in the method body, an object context for example?

    public static void AMethod() 
    {
        ObjectContext context = new ObjectContext();

        // do somit
    }

By would it cause problems, I mean, would it retain the object context behind the scenes after the end of the method body due to the fact it was a static method?

The class as can be seen, isn’t static, and the variable is local to the method.

I’m aware that I should be using ‘using’ here, just curious as to whether this particular combo of events could/would cause memory leaks.

Answer 1

In order to avoid any problems it is recommended to dispose IDisposable resources as soon as you have finished using them. This could happen by wrapping them in a using statement:

public static void AMethod() 
{
    using (ObjectContext context = new ObjectContext())
    {
        // do something
    }
}