Do I need to dispose brush explicitly?

[Alex K.]

Hi all

In following code, is it OK not to dispose local brush explicitly before
exiting the procedure?

private void MyDrawItem ( Graphics g, Color BackColor, Rectangle r )
{
g.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(backColor), r);
}

Thanks
Alex

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Alex,

Yes, you do. You should be doing this:

private void MyDrawItem ( Graphics g, Color BackColor, Rectangle r )
{
using (SolidBrush solidBrush = new SolidBrush(backColor))
{
g.FillRectangle(solidBrush, r);
}
}

Hope this helps.
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"Alex K." <Al***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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Hi all

In following code, is it OK not to dispose local brush explicitly before
exiting the procedure?

private void MyDrawItem ( Graphics g, Color BackColor, Rectangle r )
{
g.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(backColor), r);
}

Thanks
Alex

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Certainly. See the GDI+ FAQ for more info on graphical object lifetimes.

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"Alex K." <Al***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:55**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi all

In following code, is it OK not to dispose local brush explicitly before
exiting the procedure?

private void MyDrawItem ( Graphics g, Color BackColor, Rectangle r )
{
g.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(backColor), r);
}

Thanks
Alex