C# conditional using block statement

Question

I have the follow code but it is awkward. How could I better structure it? Do I have to make my consuming class implement IDisposable and conditionally construct the network acc

Answer 1

The using statement is a shortcut to avoid "finally" blocks and should only be used when it makes the code easier to follow. In your case I would write the following code. It may not be as brief as some of the other versions, but is much more straight forward.

protected void ValidateExportDirectoryExists()
{
    Core.NetworkAccess access = useNetworkAccess ? new Core.NetworkAccess(username, password, domain) : null;    

    try
    {
        CheckExportDirectoryExists()
    }
    finally
    {
       if (access != null)
       {
           access.Dispose();
       }
    }
}