Method Lock

Lock(String, TimeSpan, out LockHandle)

Acquire a lock on an item in cache.

Declaration
public virtual bool Lock(string key, TimeSpan lockTimeout, out LockHandle lockHandle)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String key

key of cached item to be locked.
System.TimeSpan lockTimeout

TimeSpan after which the lock is automatically released.
LockHandle lockHandle

An instance of that will be filled in with the lock information if lock is acquired successfully.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

Whether or not lock was acquired successfully.
Examples

Following example demonstrates how to lock a cached item.

...
LockHandle lockHandle = new LockHandle();
bool locked = theCache.lock("cachedItemKey", new TimeSpan(0,0,10), out lockHandle);
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