AsymmetricAlgorithm.Clear Method

Definition

Releases all resources used by the AsymmetricAlgorithm class.

C#
public void Clear();

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to call the Clear method to release the resources of the current customCrypto object. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the AsymmetricAlgorithm class.

C#
customCrypto.Clear();

Remarks

This method is a simple call to the IDisposable.Dispose method.

Calling Dispose allows the resources used by the AsymmetricAlgorithm class to be reallocated for other purposes. For more information about Dispose, see Cleaning Up Unmanaged Resources.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also