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title: Classes with Dispose() should implement IDisposable
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# Classes with Dispose() should implement IDisposable

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `csharp-best-practices/disposable-interface`

**Language:** C#

**Severity:** Info

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

`IDisposable` provides an interface for the cleanup of unmanaged resources through the function `void Dispose()`.

To avoid confusion, this rule ensures that any class that exposes a `public void Dispose()` function must implement `IDisposable`.

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [IDisposable documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.idisposable?view=net-8.0)

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
class MyClass {
    public void Dispose()
    {
        // contents of method
    }
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
class MyClass: IFoobar, IDisposable {
    public void Dispose()
    {
        // contents of method
    }
}
```

```csharp
class MyClass: IDisposable {
    public void Dispose()
    {
        // contents of method
    }
}
```
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