ReentrantLock.IsHeldByCurrentThread Property

Definition

Queries if this lock is held by the current thread.

public virtual bool IsHeldByCurrentThread { [Android.Runtime.Register("isHeldByCurrentThread", "()Z", "GetIsHeldByCurrentThreadHandler")] get; }
[<get: Android.Runtime.Register("isHeldByCurrentThread", "()Z", "GetIsHeldByCurrentThreadHandler")>]
member this.IsHeldByCurrentThread : bool

Property Value

true if current thread holds this lock and false otherwise

Attributes

Remarks

Queries if this lock is held by the current thread.

Analogous to the Thread#holdsLock(Object) method for built-in monitor locks, this method is typically used for debugging and testing. For example, a method that should only be called while a lock is held can assert that this is the case:

{@code
            class X {
              final ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();
              // ...

              public void m() {
                  assert lock.isHeldByCurrentThread();
                  // ... method body
              }
            }}

It can also be used to ensure that a reentrant lock is used in a non-reentrant manner, for example:

{@code
            class X {
              final ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();
              // ...

              public void m() {
                  assert !lock.isHeldByCurrentThread();
                  lock.lock();
                  try {
                      // ... method body
                  } finally {
                      lock.unlock();
                  }
              }
            }}

Java documentation for java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock.isHeldByCurrentThread().

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Applies to