Question

Can I lock MyClass from ThreadRunner.RunThread when sending it as an argument?

MyClass{
    private static object locker = new object();
    public void RunThreads{
        for(int i=0;i<8;i++){
            ThreadRunner.RunThread(locker);
        }
    }
}

Is this kosher, or should I have the logic of RunThread in MyClass so I don’t have to pass the locker object?

Answer 1

Edit: I corrected the const stop the downvotes please!

Since locker is static, it’s better to just declare it as:

public static readonly object locker = new object();

since lock objects should be constant anyway, and use it inside the thread code as:

MyClass.locker

that way you don’t need to pass it.