System.Threading.Monitor Class Reference

Classes
struct	MonitorLockInstance

Public Member Functions
MonitorLockInstance	Enter ()
	Acquires the monitor lock. More...
void	Exit ()
	Releases the monitor lock. More...
bool	TryEnter ()
	Attempt to enter the monitor without waiting. More...
bool	TryEnter (int millisecondsTimeout)
	Blocks up to a timeout, or if millisecondsTimeout is -1, will wait forever. More...
bool	TryEnter (TimeSpan timeout)

Member Function Documentation

Enter()

MonitorLockInstance System.Threading.Monitor.Enter ( )

inline

Acquires the monitor lock.

Will block if another thread holds the lock.

Multiple calls to Enter can be issued, and an equivalent number of Exits must be issued to allow another thread to enter.

Exit()

void System.Threading.Monitor.Exit ( )

inline

Releases the monitor lock.

Other threads will be able to enter the monitor unless this thread has issued multiple Enters which have not all be Exited.

TryEnter() [1/2]

bool System.Threading.Monitor.TryEnter ( )

inline

Attempt to enter the monitor without waiting.

Returns

true if the monitor was entered

TryEnter() [2/2]

bool System.Threading.Monitor.TryEnter ( int  millisecondsTimeout )

inline

Blocks up to a timeout, or if millisecondsTimeout is -1, will wait forever.

Returns

true if the monitor was entered