What is the 'Disposable' pattern and the 'using' keyword?

Updated May 4, 2026

Short answer

TS 5.2 introduced 'using' to automate resource cleanup when a variable goes out of scope.

Deep explanation

It implements 'Explicit Resource Management'. Objects with a Symbol.dispose method are automatically cleaned up (closing files, DB connections) at the end of the block, even if an error occurs[cite: 1].

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