c# - WCF: How to stop myServiceHost.Close() from disposing of myServiceHost object? -

apparently close , dispose same. want able close , open servicehost instance without having reinstantiate everytime. ideas? thanks.

servicehost.close identical dispose(). true, in general, types have close() method - dispose() implemented in terms of close().

fyi - servicehostbase implements dispose() explicitly via:

void idisposable.dispose() {     base.close(); } 

this, effectively, means when close servicehost, you'll dispose() of it. there no supported way "reopen" without recreating it.