Hi Mike,

They are both a bit criptic to me. How about this?

if (x != null)
{
     x.Dispose();
}

Just kidding of course :-)
Tim


>>I know that I read in 2005 there is a short alternative to
>>
>>

>>If Not (x Is Nothing) Then
>>   x.Dispose
>>End If
>>

>>
>>in 2005, but I can't seem to find what it is. Anybody know?
>
>I just found what I was looking for. The above code can be replaced with this:
>
>

>If x IsNot Nothing Then
>   x.Dispose
>End If
>

>
>It's a little more straightforward to me.