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Asked: 2026-05-13T18:39:10+00:00

Just as the title says: How can TcpClient implement IDisposable and not have a

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Just as the title says:

How can TcpClient implement IDisposable and not have a public Dispose method?

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  1. Editorial Team

    By using explicit interface implementation. Instead of

    public void Dispose()
{
    ...
}

    it would have

    void IDisposable.Dispose()
{
    ...
}

    Various other types do this; sometimes it’s out of necessity (e.g. supporting IEnumerable.GetEnumerator and IEnumerable<T>.GetEnumerator) and at other times it’s to expose a more appropriate API when the concrete type is known.

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