What is that ugly semi-colon doing there? Curly braces are for girls.

>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.