Take the following example...
Using cn As New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
Try
Dim cmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand
With cmd
.Connection = cn
.Connection.Open()
.CommandText = "dbo.GetCustomerByID"
.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.Int, 4)
.Parameters("@CustomerID").Value = CustomerID
End With
da = New SqlDataAdapter(cmd)
da.Fill(ds, "Customer")
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
End Using
From my research today is sounds as though this is basically okay but the SqlCommand is not being disposed of.
Question -> Which of the following examples is the best way to deal with this?
Example 2 - Dispose manually
Using cn As New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
Try
Dim cmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand
With cmd
.Connection = cn
.Connection.Open()
.CommandText = "dbo.GetCustomerByID"
.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.Int, 4)
.Parameters("@CustomerID").Value = CustomerID
End With
da = New SqlDataAdapter(cmd)
cmd.Dispose()
da.Fill(ds, "Customer")
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
End Using
Example 3 - Automatic disposing with the Using statement
Using cn As New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
Try
Using cmd As New SqlCommand
With cmd
.Connection = cn
.Connection.Open()
.CommandText = "dbo.GetCustomerByID"
.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.Int, 4)
.Parameters("@CustomerID").Value = CustomerID
End With
da = New SqlDataAdapter(cmd)
da.Fill(ds, "Customer")
End Using
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
End Using
Example 4 - The same as example 3 but the Try/Catch is within the Using - does this make a difference?
Using cn As New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
Using cmd As New SqlCommand
Try
With cmd
.Connection = cn
.Connection.Open()
.CommandText = "dbo.GetCustomerByID"
.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.Int, 4)
.Parameters("@CustomerID").Value = CustomerID
End With
da = New SqlDataAdapter(cmd)
da.Fill(ds, "Customer")
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
End Using
End Using
Example 5 - The same as example 4 but the CommandText and cn are specified in the Using Statement - What advantage does this have?
Using cn As New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
Using cmd As New SqlCommand("GetCustomerByID", cn)
Try
With cmd
.Connection.Open()
.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.Int, 4)
.Parameters("@CustomerID").Value = CustomerID
End With
da = New SqlDataAdapter(cmd)
da.Fill(ds, "Customer")
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
End Using
End Using
Example 6 - The same as example 5 but the connection is opened on cn instead of cmd. Is it better to open the connection on cmd if only one stored procedure is to be executed?
Using cn As New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
cn.Open()
Using cmd As New SqlCommand("GetCustomerByID", cn)
Try
With cmd
.Connection = cn
.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.Int, 4)
.Parameters("@CustomerID").Value = CustomerID
End With
da = New SqlDataAdapter(cmd)
da.Fill(ds, "Customer")
Catch ex As Exception
End Try
End Using
End Using