When is IHttpModule.Dispose method called?

[Guest]

Hello, I am trying to understand when IHttpModule.Dispose method is called.
Is it called when the Application is disposed, or when the request ends?

If I want to make an object Application-wide and close it when the
application ends can I use that method or write something like this in the
class that implements the IHttpModule?

public void Init(HttpApplication application)
{
application.Disposed +=new EventHandler(application_Disposed);
}

private void application_Disposed(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// close my object here
}

Thanks in advance.

 

[Karl Seguin]

I hope this doesn't sound rude, but the documentation, for 2.0 atleast,
makes this pretty clear:
"The Dispose method performs any final cleanup work prior to removal of the
module from the execution pipeline."

which would mean it's application-wide.

Karl

 

[Guest]

It's what the documentation says for 1.1 too, but it didn't sound to me very
clear. I'd be glad if you could explain the reason why it is so clear.

 

[Karl Seguin]

I guess it isn't if you don't know what the ASP.NET pipeline is...which a
lot of people wouldn't.

Karl

 

[Guest]

I am sorry if I made stupid questions, but I think this is not the way to
reply to a question. But thank you anyway.

 

[Karl Seguin]

No, I'm the one who's sorry. The question wasn't stupid and I was rude. We
typically aren't like this in here..

Karl

 

[Guest]

It's ok. Anyway trying by myself I found out that using the IHttpModule
Dispose method and an event handler for the Application.Disposed event should
be barely the same. The first occurs right after the second one.