augh .. i emailed from the wrong address. resent from @pobox.com:
Lock outside is objectively right ... If lock throws an exception and you're
inside the try, you will unlock when you didn't have a lock in the first place.
Highly unlikely, but good form to maintain.
ms
On Sep 3, 2010, at 10:56 AM, Ken Anderson wrote:
> I emailed Kieran the same question directly.... I lock prior to the try block
> personally.
>
> To me, it's stylistic, since it's going to block in any case. Maybe someone
> on the list has a different perspective?
>
> On Sep 3, 2010, at 10:54 AM, John Bruce wrote:
>
>> Hi Kieran,
>>
>> Just wondering - what is the difference between having the lock inside
>> the try versus outside? Is it just to ensure that it is locked before
>> doing anything with the context? I've always locked inside the try
>> block as the first statement but I notice others lock outside the try.
>> I always assumed this was a style preference but is there a technical
>> reason to lock outside.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Kieran Kelleher <kieran_li...@mac.com> wrote:
>>> You need variation of usage #1
>>>
>>> editingContext().lock();
>>> try {
>>>
>>> // Do your stuff
>>>
>>> } finally {
>>> editingContext().unlock();
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 3, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Farrukh Ijaz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> What is the difference between the two? I noticed both work almost the
>>>> same way.
>>>>
>>>> Usage 1:
>>>>
>>>> try {
>>>> editingContext().lock();
>>>> // Do your stuff
>>>> } finally {
>>>> editingContext().unlock();
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> Usage 2:
>>>>
>>>> synchronized(editingContext()) {
>>>> // Do your stuff
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
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