# C1.Data.ClientScope.Release

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<h1 id="C1_Data_ClientScope_Release_" data-uid="C1.Data.ClientScope.Release*">Release Method
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<h4 id="C1_Data_ClientScope_Release_System_Object_" data-uid="C1.Data.ClientScope.Release(System.Object)">Release(object)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Unmark a needed entity.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool Release(object entity)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function Release(entity As Object) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">entity</span></td>
      <td><p>An entity that was marked as needed using <a class="xref" href="C1.Data.ClientScope.AddRef.html#C1_Data_ClientScope_AddRef_System_Object_">AddRef(object)</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>True if the <code class="paramref">entity</code> was unmarked; otherwise, False (the entity is not unmarked until every AddRef is balanced by a Release).</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Data_ClientScope_Release_System_Object__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Calling this method does not release memory by itself. The <code class="paramref">entity</code> becomes unneeded, so it can be disposed of at cache cleanup time.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Data_ClientScope_Release_System_Type_" data-uid="C1.Data.ClientScope.Release(System.Type)">Release(Type)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Unmark a needed entity type. Calling this method does not release memory.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool Release(Type entityType)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function Release(entityType As Type) As Boolean</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.type">Type</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">entityType</span></td>
      <td><p>An entity type that was marked as needed using <a class="xref" href="C1.Data.ClientScope.AddRef.html#C1_Data_ClientScope_AddRef_System_Type_">AddRef(Type)</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p>True if the entity type was unmarked (every Addref was balanced with Release); otherwise, False.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Data_ClientScope_Release_System_Type__remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>Calling this method does not release memory until cache cleanup time.</p>
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