Editing Comparison of C Sharp and Java (section)

=== Resource disposal ===
Both languages mainly use [[garbage collection (computer science)|garbage collection]] as a means of reclaiming memory resources, rather than explicit deallocation of memory. In both cases, if an object holds resources of different kinds other than memory, such as file handles, graphical resources, etc., then it must be notified explicitly when the application no longer uses it. Both C# and Java offer interfaces for such deterministic [[dispose pattern|disposal]] and both C# and Java (since Java 7) feature automatic resource management statements that will automatically invoke the disposal/close methods on those interfaces.