Is there a correct way to dispose of a httpwebrequest?

Question

I am using a httpwebrequest, and am disposing of the response stream. Is there a correct method of disposing of the httpwebrequest, as it does not contain a close or dispose method?

Answer 1

HttpWebRequest does not implement IDisposable so it does not require disposing. just set the httprequest object to null once your done with it.

Hope it helps

Answer 2

If the class had special disposal requirements, it would have implemented IDisposable. Since it doesn't implement IDisposable, you may assume there's nothing special you need to do.

Answer 3

httpwebRequest doesn't implement IDisposable since it can create a Stream, which does implement IDisposable. As such, you shouldnt worry about disposing it.

If you are worried though, you may want to use WebClient, which is IDisposable:

using (WebClient c = new WebClient())
{
using (Stream stream = c.OpenRead(url))
{
//
}
}