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    Why method Dispose from IDisposable is not virtual?

    What is the reason behind that?Thanks.

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    Re: Why method Dispose from IDisposable is not virtual?

    Why should it be virtual?

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    Re: Why method Dispose from IDisposable is not virtual?

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    Why should it be virtual?
    Ok, maybe we can put aside virtual or non-virtual for the time being. There is another question that if a class implements IDisposable, why should the class have to implement the method Dispose from IDisposable? Thanks.

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    Re: Why method Dispose from IDisposable is not virtual?

    Quote Originally Posted by LarryChen View Post
    Ok, maybe we can put aside virtual or non-virtual for the time being. There is another question that if a class implements IDisposable, why should the class have to implement the method Dispose from IDisposable? Thanks.
    Because that's how interfaces are designed and that's how an interface differs from using a base class or abstract base class.

    Now if you are wondering why IDisposable has been implemented the way it is, why not use bing or google to help?

    Try searching bing for "Why was IDisposable designed the way it is?"

    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2...-the-way-it-is
    http://reedcopsey.com/tag/idisposable/

    There is much on this subject, I'm wondering why you haven't found it yourself. Is your google kung fu that weak?

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