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# Dispose objects at most once

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `csharp-best-practices/dispose-objects-once`

**Language:** C#

**Severity:** Info

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

From the [documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.idisposable.dispose?view=net-8.0&redirectedfrom=MSDN#System_IDisposable_Dispose), the `dispose()` method should be called only once. Additional calls do not have any impact other than potential performance overhead.

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

```csharp
using System.Net;

class MyClass {
    public static void routine()
    {
        Disposable myObject;

        myObject.dispose();
        foo.bar();
        if(foo) {
            something.dispose();
        } else {
            myObject.dispose();
        }
        
    }
}
```

```csharp
using System.Net;

class MyClass {
    public static void routine()
    {
        Disposable myObject;

        myObject.dispose();
        foo.bar();
        myObject.dispose();
    }
}
```

```csharp
using System.Net;

class MyClass {
    public static void routine()
    {
        Disposable myObject;

        myObject.dispose();
        foo.bar();
        if(foo) {
            myObject.dispose();
        }
        
    }
}
```

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

```csharp
class MyClass {
    public static void routine()
    {
        Disposable myObject;

        myObject.dispose();
    }
}
```
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