lock vs Monitor vs Mutex之间的区别

Consider this code:

lock(myGuard)
{
 // do some stuff that is being synchronized
}

the C# compiler generates the following code for you

Monitor.Enter(myGuard);
try
{
 // do some stuff that is being synchronized
}
finally
{
 Monitor.Exit(myGuard);
}

So lock is an exception proof (and short) way of acquiring a monitor and making sure it gets freed again.

but, if u use Monitor, the code blow is better.

if (!Monitor.TryEnter(obj, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10))
{
    throw new ApplicationException("Timeout waiting for lock");
}
try
{
    ... do something with shared state ...
}
finally
{
    Monitor.Exit(obj);
}

A Mutex can be shared across processes, and is much more heavy-weight than a Monitor.

Use a Monitor unless you need to synchronize across process boundaries.

if u want to learn more, u can check

threading.rar (518.91 kb)