Disposable
Date: 2016-02-08

org.apache.avalon.framework.activity

## Interface Disposable

-     public interface Disposable

  The Disposable interface is used when components need to deallocate and dispose resources prior to their destruction.

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `dispose()` The dispose operation is called at the end of a components lifecycle.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### dispose

          void dispose()

      The dispose operation is called at the end of a components lifecycle. This method will be called after Startable.stop() method (if implemented by component). Components use this method to release and destroy any resources that the Component owns.