Lock Method (AMutex)

Locks the object to gain access to it.

Syntax

[ bLocked = ] Object.Lock ( [lTimeOut] )

The Lock method syntax has the following parts:

Name	Type	Description
Object	AMutex	AMutex object
lTimeOut	Val Variant	The length of time in milliseconds to allow the method to attempt to acquire the object.
bLocked	Bool	A boolean expression that specifies whether the object is locked or unlocked.

Where

bLocked can be one of the following:

Value	Description
True *	The AMutex object is locked.
False	The AMutex object is not locked.

Comments

This member function locks the mutex object. You can make multiple lock calls on the same thread, but the Unlock member function must be called a corresponding number of times before the object is unlocked. If the object is locked by another thread, the Lock member function blocks until either the object is released or a "possible deadlock" exception occurs.

Example

The following statement attempts to lock an AMutex object in 100 milliseconds:

bmutex1Locked = mutexMutex1.Lock(100)

Applies to

AMutex