IWindsorContainer - when to call Release()

Question

When I have resolved a component using container.Resolve(), and I have finished using it, should I call Release()?

At the moment I call Dispose on any IDisposable that the container has got for me. Should I not call Dispose() on the object, but instead call Release() on the container instead? Does it do the same thing?

Thanks

David

Answer 1

Short answer:

• Release what you Resolve (explicitly, or implicitly - via typed factory)
• Dispose what you create and own. (and you don't own what container creates, so don't dispose it - container will).

Long answer: I wrote a blogpost going into more details

The documentation on lifestyles goes into more depth as well