http://blogs.msdn.com/clyon/archive/2006/04/25/583698.aspxI’m sure many of you have heard the term “object resurrection” with respect to the GC. It’s an interesting (but not very useful) way to illustrate object lifetimes and the role of finalization versus garbage collection. Basically, it’s a way to referenceen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/clyon/archive/2006/04/25/583698.aspx#585967Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:50:11 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:585967John RudyThis is all well and good, but when is resurrection used in the real world? In other words, why does it exist, given its many pitfalls and dangers?http://blogs.msdn.com/clyon/archive/2006/04/25/583698.aspx#586183Fri, 28 Apr 2006 21:07:48 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:586183clyonHi John <br> <br>I can't think of any legitamite purpose for object resurrection (of course that doesn't mean there isn't one...). &nbsp;It exists because the runtime doesn't disallow object assignment in a finalizer. <br> <br>There's a Channel 9 thread about legitimate uses of object resurrection, which might answer your question: <br><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=62453">http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=62453</a> <br> <br>-Chris <br> <br>http://blogs.msdn.com/clyon/archive/2006/04/25/583698.aspx#588085Tue, 02 May 2006 05:46:14 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:588085John RudyChris: <br> <br>Thanks! I'm checking that thread now!