What is the purpose of Using? [duplicate]

Answer 1

Using translates, roughly, to:

Something mySomething = new Something();
try
{
  something.someProp = "Hey";
}
finally
{
  if(mySomething != null)
  {
    mySomething.Dispose();
  }
}

And that's pretty much it. The purpose is to support deterministic disposal, something that C# does not have because it's a garbage collected language. The using / Disposal patterns give programmers a way to specify exactly when a type cleans up its resources.