title: Entity Framework: Should I close the connection if I open it?
body: <p>I am grabbing the underlying connection from my <code>ObjectContext</code>. I need to check the state of the connection and open it if necessary. I am wondering whether I need to close it or if this will be taken care of for me.</p>
  
  <p>I am disposing of my context anyway, which I assume is closing the connection.</p>
  
  <p>Should I be opening this connection manually in the first place?</p>
  
  <p>FYI: I am purposely avoiding the convenience methods <code>ExecuteStoredCommand</code> and <code>ExecuteStoredQuery</code>. We have some older code that works against the old ADO.NET classes. I just want to expose the connection and make sure it's ready to use.</p>