MemoryStream must be explicitely be disposed?

Question

As MemoryStream is an unmanaged resource does it always have to be disposed?

Given:

1) A method is invoked.
2) A MemoryStream object is created (Mem         


        

Answer 1

MemoryStream implements IDisposable so when possible, use a using statement.

When that isn't feasible, make it a try/catch/finally block.

In cases when you need to let the object pass out of the scope of your code (when using or try/catch/finally won't work), it becomes the responsibility of the caller to implement the explicit disposal.