Parameters

obj

The object on which to acquire the lock.

millisecondsTimeout

A int containing the maximum number of milliseconds to wait for the lock.

millisecondsTimeout

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Returns

true if the current thread acquired the lock; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentNullException	obj is null.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	millisecondsTimeout is negative, and not equal to Timeout.Infinite .

Remarks

If successful, this method acquires an exclusive lock on obj.

If millisecondsTimeout equals Timeout.Infinite, this method is equivalent to Monitor.Enter(object) (obj). If millisecondsTimeout equals zero, this method is equivalent to Monitor.TryEnter(object) (obj).

Requirements

Namespace: System.Threading
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0