XmlTextReader and C# using statement - Does this work okay?

[Russell Mangel]

Is it possible to use the using statement with XmlTextReader?
I tryed to use it, but it gives me the error message:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Xml.Xml TextReader' to
'System.IDispos able'

Is there something I am doing wrong?

// This no worky
using(XmlTextRe ader xtr = new XmlTextReader(" C:\\myfile.xml" ))
{
// Do something
}

[Christoph Schittko [MVP]]

No. You're not doing anything wrong.

You can only use the using statement with classes that implement the
IDisposable interface. The XmlTextWriter doesn't implement that interface,
hence the error message.

The work around is to do what the C# complier does for using statement:

XmlTextWriter writer = ...
try
{
// do wtuff with the writer
}
finally
{
writer.Close();
}
--
HTH
Christoph Schittko [MVP]
Software Architect, .NET Mentor

"Russell Mangel" <ru*****@tymer. net> wrote in message
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Is it possible to use the using statement with XmlTextReader?
I tryed to use it, but it gives me the error message:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Xml.Xml TextReader' to
'System.IDispos able'

Is there something I am doing wrong?

// This no worky
using(XmlTextRe ader xtr = new XmlTextReader(" C:\\myfile.xml" ))
{
// Do something
}

[Russell Mangel]

Aww, bummer, I figured that this was the case, but I wanted to ask someone.

I like the using statement.

Thanks for the reply
Russ

"Christoph Schittko [MVP]" <ch************ ********@austin .rr.com> wrote in
message news:#X******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

No. You're not doing anything wrong.

You can only use the using statement with classes that implement the
IDisposable interface. The XmlTextWriter doesn't implement that interface,
hence the error message.

The work around is to do what the C# complier does for using statement:

XmlTextWriter writer = ...
try
{
// do wtuff with the writer
}
finally
{
writer.Close();
}
--
HTH
Christoph Schittko [MVP]
Software Architect, .NET Mentor

"Russell Mangel" <ru*****@tymer. net> wrote in message
news:OJ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...

Is it possible to use the using statement with XmlTextReader?
I tryed to use it, but it gives me the error message:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Xml.Xml TextReader' to
'System.IDispos able'

Is there something I am doing wrong?

// This no worky
using(XmlTextRe ader xtr = new XmlTextReader(" C:\\myfile.xml" ))
{
// Do something
}

[Christoph Schittko [MVP]]

You can write your own class

DisposableXmlTe xtWriter : XmlTextWriter, IDisposable
{

}

to add IDisposable semantics to the XmlTextWriter

--
HTH
Christoph Schittko [MVP]
Software Architect, .NET Mentor

"Russell Mangel" <ru*****@tymer. net> wrote in message
news:ue******** *****@tk2msftng p13.phx.gbl...

Aww, bummer, I figured that this was the case, but I wanted to ask someone.
I like the using statement.

Thanks for the reply
Russ

"Christoph Schittko [MVP]" <ch************ ********@austin .rr.com> wrote in
message news:#X******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

No. You're not doing anything wrong.

You can only use the using statement with classes that implement the
IDisposable interface. The XmlTextWriter doesn't implement that interface, hence the error message.

The work around is to do what the C# complier does for using statement:

XmlTextWriter writer = ...
try
{
// do wtuff with the writer
}
finally
{
writer.Close();
}
--
HTH
Christoph Schittko [MVP]
Software Architect, .NET Mentor

"Russell Mangel" <ru*****@tymer. net> wrote in message
news:OJ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...

Is it possible to use the using statement with XmlTextReader?
I tryed to use it, but it gives me the error message:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Xml.Xml TextReader' to
'System.IDispos able'

Is there something I am doing wrong?

// This no worky
using(XmlTextRe ader xtr = new XmlTextReader(" C:\\myfile.xml" ))
{
// Do something
}