Using MySQLConnection in C# does not close properly

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The connection was added to the connection pool. So I closed it, but it still remained physically open. With the ConnectionString Parameter \"Pooli

Answer 1

According to the mysql docs, the MySQLConnection is not closed when it goes out of scope. Therefore you must not use it inside a using.

Quote... "If the MySqlConnection goes out of scope, it is not closed. Therefore, you must explicitly close the connection by calling MySqlConnection.Close or MySqlConnection.Dispose."