What is meant by connection.Dispose() in C#?

Question

What is meant by connection.Dispose() in C#?

Answer 1

Generally Dispose is called to free resources when you are finished using the component.

The Dispose method on a SqlClientConnection object will force the connection to close.

It is a common pattern that can be found not just in .Net but Java too.

MSDN should provide all the documentation you need on the correct way to call Dispose