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IMapTKey, TValueTryLock Method (TKey, Int64, TimeUnit)

Tries to acquire the lock for the specified key.

Namespace:  Hazelcast.Core
Assembly:  Hazelcast.Net (in Hazelcast.Net.dll) Version: 3.12.3
Syntax
bool TryLock(
	TKey key,
	long time,
	TimeUnit timeunit
)

Parameters

key
Type: TKey
key to lock in this map
time
Type: SystemInt64
maximum time to wait for the lock
timeunit
Type: Hazelcast.CoreTimeUnit
TimeUnit for the ttl

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if lock is acquired, false otherwise.
Remarks
Tries to acquire the lock for the specified key.

If the lock is not available then the current thread becomes disabled for thread scheduling purposes and lies dormant until one of two things happens:

  • The lock is acquired by the current thread; or
  • The specified waiting time elapses

Warning:

This method uses GetHashCode and Equals of binary form of the key, not the actual implementations of GetHashCode and Equals defined in key's class.
See Also