What happens if i don't call dispose()?

Question

    public void screenShot(string path)
    {
        var bmpScreenshot = new Bitmap(Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Width,
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Answer 1

The "Dispose" method comes from the "IDisposable" interface and does the following:

Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.

Basically you can say that the resources used are not released immediately . Not even when they are no longer needed. But only when the garbage collector releases them.

For more information check out the MSDN: IDisposable Interface

Other useful links on this topic:

• Garbage Collection
• using Statement (C# Reference)