public static InterprocessLock Lock( 
   object requester,
   string indexPath,
   string lockName,
   int timeoutSeconds
)

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function Lock( _
   ByVal requester As Object, _
   ByVal indexPath As String, _
   ByVal lockName As String, _
   ByVal timeoutSeconds As Integer _
) As InterprocessLock

Parameters

requester

The object that is requesting the lock (useful for debugging purposes)

indexPath

The fully qualified path to the directory containing the index file of the repository

lockName

The name of the lock to get (locks are a combination of index and this name)

timeoutSeconds

The maximum number of seconds to wait on the lock before giving up.

Return Value

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

InterprocessLockManager Class
InterprocessLockManager Members
Overload List