CngKey.Dispose Method

Definition

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

public:
 virtual void Dispose();
public void Dispose ();
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public void Dispose ();
abstract member Dispose : unit -> unit
override this.Dispose : unit -> unit
[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
abstract member Dispose : unit -> unit
override this.Dispose : unit -> unit
Public Sub Dispose ()

Implements

Attributes

Remarks

Call Dispose when you are finished using the CngKey. The Dispose method leaves the CngKey in an unusable state. After calling Dispose, you must release all references to the CngKey so the garbage collector can reclaim the memory that the CngKey was occupying. For more information, see Cleaning Up Unmanaged Resources and Implementing a Dispose Method.

Note

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

Applies to