What's the point of overriding Dispose(bool disposing) in .NET?

Question

If I write a class in C# that implements IDisposable, why isn\'t is sufficient for me to simply implement

public void Dispose(){ ... } 

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Answer 1

In addition to the other great answers, you may want to check these articles:

• Implementing IDisposable and the Dispose Pattern Properly
• IDisposable: What Your Mother Never Told You About Resource Deallocation (The Disposable Design Principle)