What is an unmanaged resource?

Technology CommunityCategory: .NET CoreWhat is an unmanaged resource?
VietMX Staff asked 3 years ago

Use that rule of thumb:

  • If you found it in the Microsoft .NET Framework: it’s managed.
  • If you went poking around MSDN yourself, it’s unmanaged.

Anything you’ve used P/Invoke calls to get outside of the nice comfy world of everything available to you in the .NET Framwork is unmanaged – and you’re now responsible for cleaning it up.