RTI Connext C# API Version 7.3.0
Object lifecycle

How objects are generally created and destroyed in the API.

How objects are generally created and destroyed in the API.

Some types in the C# API implement the System.IDisposable inferface and may need to be explicitly disposed to release middleware resources (either by calling Dispose() or automatically with a using statement).

Objects in the API can be generally categorized in the following categories regarding their lifecycle:

Type category Examples Explicit disposal required?
Types that don't implement IDisposable QoS policies No. It is always garbage-collected automatically.
Types that implement IDisposable and are created from a factory type Entity types, LoanedSamples Yes. The object and its resources are not released until the object or its factory are explicitly disposed
Rest of IDisposable types that don't document this behavior explicitly WaitSet, DynamicData It's optional. The object can be garbage-collected or explicitly disposed.

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