C# stopwatch Class

Question

I'm pretty new to programming so would just like to ask the following question regarding the .net built in stopwatch class using system.diagnostics in C#.

Does it automatically take care of garbage collection each time it is called or would I still have to implement garbage collection?

Regards

Answer 1

You never have to implement garbage collection.

You may have to manage resources. For that, check whether a Type implements IDisposable.
And when it does, use the instance in a using() {}block or implement IDisposable on your own class.

But the Stopwatch class is not IDisposable so in this case, no action is required.

Answer 2

If you mean with garbage collection the process of tidying up the memory after using variables, methods etc., all .Net languages (and so even C#) take this for you.

Answer 3

You never have to implement garbage collection. That's the point if it.

If the class implements IDisposable then you can manage it resource wise with something like

using(MyDisposable myDisposable = new MyDisposable())
{
   myDisposable.DoSomething();
}