Dictionary<'TKey, 'TValue>.ICollection.SyncRoot Property

 

Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the ICollection.

Namespace:   System.Collections.Generic
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

private abstract SyncRoot : Object with get
private override SyncRoot : Object with get

Property Value

Type: System.Object

An object that can be used to synchronize access to the ICollection.

Default implementations of collections in the System.Collections.Generic namespace are not synchronized.

Enumerating through a collection is intrinsically not a thread-safe procedure. To guarantee thread safety during enumeration, you can lock the collection during the entire enumeration. To allow the collection to be accessed by multiple threads for reading and writing, you must implement your own synchronization.

The SyncRoot property returns an object that can be used to synchronize access to the ICollection. Synchronization is effective only if all threads lock the object before accessing the collection. The following code shows the use of the SyncRoot property for C#, C++, and Visual Basic.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Getting the value of this property is an O(1) operation.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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