Synclock VB.NET

[Gangreen]

there is a shared datastructure I'm using, and I want to make sure no 2 threads are altering it at the same time.

I have something like:

Sub1
Synclock Locker
do something with shared datastructure.
if (some condition) then sub 2
end synclock
end Sub


Sub2
Synclock Locker
do something with shared datastructure.
end Synclock
end Sub

My question is: would this impose a problem? because when sub 1 is being executed within the synclock, it could call sub 2, which also uses the synclock.

[Plater]

Yes, that would cause deadlocks.
You should rethink your code structure and try to implement them so that they don't need to call each other, or change where the locks/unlocks occur.

[Gangreen]

ok, thank you!

I'll figure something out.

[Gangreen]

let's say I do this:

Sub1
Synclock Locker
do something with shared datastructure.
if (some condition) then sub 2
end synclock
end Sub


Sub2
do something with shared datastructure.
end Sub

would the code in sub 2 be executed within the locker? as in, can no other thread be altering the datastructure then?

[Plater]

As long as Sub1 waits for sub2 to finish before continuing on, then the locker would still be locked.