Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.ICollection.IsSynchronized Property
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Gets a value indicating whether access to the ICollection is synchronized (thread safe).
Namespace: System.Collections.Generic
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Private ReadOnly Property IsSynchronized As Boolean
Implements ICollection.IsSynchronized
bool ICollection.IsSynchronized { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if access to the ICollection is synchronized (thread safe); otherwise, false. In the default implementation of Dictionary<TKey, TValue>, this property always returns false.
Implements
Remarks
Default implementations of collections in the System.Collections.Generic namespace are not synchronized.
Enumerating through a collection is intrinsically not a thread-safe procedure. Even when a collection is synchronized, other threads can still modify the collection, which can cause the enumerator to throw an exception. To guarantee thread safety during enumeration, you can either lock the collection during the entire enumeration or catch the exceptions resulting from changes made by other threads.
The SyncRoot property returns an object that can be used to synchronize access to the ICollection. Synchronization is effective only if all threads lock the object before accessing the collection.
Getting the value of this property is an O(1) operation.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.