/// <summary>
/// Closes the reference handling null.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="reference">The reference to close.</param>
public static void CloseSafely(CloseableReference <T> reference)
{
if (reference != null)
{
reference.Dispose();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the cloned reference if valid, null otherwise.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="reference">The reference to clone.</param>
public static CloseableReference <T> CloneOrNull(CloseableReference <T> reference)
{
return((reference != null) ? reference.CloneOrNull() : null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks if the closable-reference is valid i.e. is not null,
/// and is not closed.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>true if the closeable reference is valid.</returns>
public static bool IsValid(CloseableReference <T> reference)
{
return(reference != null && reference.Valid);
}