org.apache.sis.util

## Interface Disposable

-     public interface Disposable

  A resource that can be disposed when waiting for the garbage collector would be overly conservative. Invoking the `dispose()` method allows any resources held by this object to be released. The result of calling any other method subsequent to a call to this method is undefined.

  Data integrity shall not depend on `dispose()` method invocation. If some data may need to be flushed to a stream or committed to a database, then a `close()` method should be used instead.

  Relationship with `Closeable`
  Some classes may implement both the `Disposeable` and `Closeable` interfaces. While very similar, those two interfaces serve slightly different purposes. The `Closeable` interface closes a stream or a connection, but some classes allow the object to be reused with a different stream. However once an object has been disposed, it can not be used anymore.
  Example: `ImageReader` and `ImageWriter` allow to reuse the same instance many times for reading or writing different images in the same format. New streams can be created, given to the `ImageReader` or `ImageWriter` and closed many times as long as `dispose()` has not been invoked.
  Another difference is that `dispose()` does not throw any checked exception. That method may be invoked in a background thread performing cleanup tasks, which would not know what to do in case of failure. Error during `dispose()` execution should not result in any lost of data.
  Since:
    0.3
  See Also:
    `Graphics​.dispose()`, `ImageReader​.dispose()`, `ImageWriter​.dispose()`

  Defined in the `sis-utility` module

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `dispose()` Allows any resources held by this object to be released.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### dispose

          void dispose()

      Allows any resources held by this object to be released. The result of calling any other method (other than `finalize()`) subsequent to a call to this method is undefined.

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