Does one need to close both NetworkStream and TcpClient, or just TcpClient?

Question

I\'m reading the documentation on TcpClient.Close() and noticed this:

Calling this method will eventually result in the close of the associated Socket and

Answer 1

Responding to this question since no one else did so that I may accept an answer.

According to Hans, calling NetworkStream.Close() is unnecessary because TcpClient.Close() closes its underlying NetworkStream.

Answer 2

You should Just do "TcpClient.Close()"
Or if you must, type both

Answer 3

Closing the client does not close the stream, it's in the doc of the GetStream method. For the reference, have a look to this discussion : How to properly and completely close/reset a TcpClient connection?

Answer 4

NetworkStream and TcpClient implement IDisposable. So best practise in my opinion is to pack it into a using block, so you never need to close or dispose it manually.