Synchronization with the Monitor Class

The System.Threading.Monitor class is the support object for the SyncLock..End SyncLock statement, and the compiler translates SyncLock blocks into invocations to the Monitor class. You use it as follows:

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Sub AddCustomer(customerName As String)    Dim result As Boolean    Try        Monitor.Enter(lockObject, result)        customers.Add(customerName)    Catch ex As Exception    Finally        If result Then Monitor.Exit(lockObject)    End TryEnd Sub

Tip

Monitor.Enter has an overload that takes a second argument of type Boolean, passed by reference, indicating whether the lock was taken.

Monitor.Enter locks the object; Monitor.Exit unlocks it. It is fundamental to place

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