ENTERLOCK

Locks an object for serializing access in multithreaded applications.   


        ENTERLOCK
Object (expression)

Parts

Object

Optional.  If given, Object must be an expression that evaluates to an object (an instance of a reference type).  Instances of value types are not allowed.  The default value depends on where in the program the EnterLock appears.

- If it's in the body of an instance method, then the default value is *This.

- If it's in the body of a shared method, then the default value is *typeof(<current class>).   This ensures serialization at a coarse level.

Remarks

ENTERLOCK routines allow a programmer to protect segments of code for serial access in multithreaded applications.

An ENTERLOCK routines must end with an EXITLOCK.

See Also

EXITLOCK