What's the difference, if any?

[Carl Johansson]

Except for the syntax, what is the difference, if any, between this...

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
private void Form1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
Pen pen = null;

try
{
pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F);
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
}
finally
{
if (pen != null)
pen.Dispose();
}
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */

and this...

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
private void Form1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
using (Pen pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F))
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */

?

Regards Carl Johansson

[Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]]

On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:41:35 +0200, Carl Johansson <ca************@nogarbagehallde.comwrote:

Except for the syntax, what is the difference, if any, between this...

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
private void Form1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
Pen pen = null;

try
{
pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F);
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
}
finally
{
if (pen != null)
pen.Dispose();
}
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */

and this...

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
private void Form1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
using (Pen pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F))
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */

?

Regards Carl Johansson

Hi Carl,

They are equal. The using stament is equal to try/finally and will callDispose when the scope ends.
--
Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=F6ran_Andersson?=]

Carl Johansson wrote:

Except for the syntax, what is the difference, if any, between this...

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
private void Form1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
Pen pen = null;

try
{
pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F);
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
}
finally
{
if (pen != null)
pen.Dispose();
}
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */

and this...

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
private void Form1_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{
using (Pen pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F))
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */

?

Regards Carl Johansson

This code:

Pen pen = null;
try {
pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F);
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
} finally {
if (pen != null) {
pen.Dispose();
}
}

is the exact equivalent of:

using (Pen pen = null) {
pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F);
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
}
This code:

using (Pen pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F)) {
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
}

is the exact equivalent of:

Pen pen = new Pen(Color.MidnightBlue, 1.0F);
try {
e.Graphics.DrawLine(pen, new Point(20, 270), new Point(20, 10));
} finally {
if (pen != null) {
pen.Dispose();
}
}

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Göran Andersson
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