比如:

using (var conn = new SqlConnection("connection string"))
{
   conn.Open();

    // Execute SQL statement here on the connection you created
}

这个SqlConnection将被关闭，而不需要显式地调用. close()函数，并且即使抛出异常也会发生，而不需要try/catch/finally。

using子句用于定义特定变量的作用域。

例如:

Using(SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
{
    Conn.Open()

    // Execute SQL statements here.
    // You do not have to close the connection explicitly
    // here as "USING" will close the connection once the
    // object Conn goes out of the defined scope.
}

当您希望在使用某个资源后将其销毁时，将使用Using。

例如，如果您分配了一个File资源，并且只需要在一段代码中使用它进行少量的读写，使用有助于在完成后立即处理File资源。

所使用的资源需要实现IDisposable才能正常工作。

例子:

using (File file = new File (parameters))
{
    // Code to do stuff with the file
}

using关键字定义对象的作用域，然后在作用域完成时释放对象。为例。

using (Font font2 = new Font("Arial", 10.0f))
{
    // Use font2
}

请参阅这里关于c#使用关键字的MSDN文章。

因为很多人仍然这样做:

using (System.IO.StreamReader r = new System.IO.StreamReader(""))
using (System.IO.StreamReader r2 = new System.IO.StreamReader("")) {
   //code
}

我想很多人仍然不知道你可以做到:

using (System.IO.StreamReader r = new System.IO.StreamReader(""), r2 = new System.IO.StreamReader("")) {
   //code
}

Microsoft documentation states that using has a double function (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zhdeatwt.aspx), both as a directive and in statements. As a statement, as it was pointed out here in other answers, the keyword is basically syntactic sugar to determine a scope to dispose an IDisposable object. As a directive, it is routinely used to import namespaces and types. Also as a directive, you can create aliases for namespaces and types, as pointed out in the book "C# 5.0 In a Nutshell: The Definitive Guide" (http://www.amazon.com/5-0-Nutshell-The-Definitive-Reference-ebook/dp/B008E6I1K8), by Joseph and Ben Albahari. One example:

namespace HelloWorld
{
    using AppFunc = Func<IDictionary<DateTime, string>, List<string>>;
    public class Startup
    {
        public static AppFunc OrderEvents() 
        {
            AppFunc appFunc = (IDictionary<DateTime, string> events) =>
            {
                if ((events != null) && (events.Count > 0))
                {
                    List<string> result = events.OrderBy(ev => ev.Key)
                        .Select(ev => ev.Value)
                        .ToList();
                    return result;
                }
                throw new ArgumentException("Event dictionary is null or empty.");
            };
            return appFunc;
        }
    }
}

这是一种明智的做法，因为滥用这种做法会损害代码的清晰性。在DotNetPearls (http://www.dotnetperls.com/using-alias)中有一个关于c#别名的很好的解释，也提到了优点和缺点。