BitArray.IsSynchronized Property

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property IsSynchronized As Boolean

public bool IsSynchronized { get; }

Implements

ICollection.IsSynchronized

Remarks

BitArray implements the IsSynchronized property because it is required by the System.Collections.ICollection interface.

Enumerating through a collection is intrinsically not a thread-safe procedure. Even when a collection is synchronized, other threads can still modify the collection, which causes the enumerator to throw an exception. To guarantee thread safety during enumeration, you can either lock the collection during the entire enumeration or catch the exceptions resulting from changes made by other threads.

Examples

The following code example shows how to lock the collection using the SyncRoot during the entire enumeration.

BitArray myCollection = new BitArray();
  lock(myCollection.SyncRoot) {
  foreach (Object item in myCollection) {
  // Insert your code here.
  }
 }

Dim myCollection As New BitArray()
 Dim item As Object
 SyncLock myCollection.SyncRoot
  For Each item In myCollection
  ' Insert your code here.
  Next item
 End SyncLock

This method is an O(1) operation.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

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