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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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