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lock(whenCondition:before:)

Attempts to acquire a lock before a specified moment in time.

Declaration

func lock(whenCondition condition: Int, before limit: Date) -> Bool

Parameters

  • condition:

    The condition to match on.

  • limit:

    The date by which the lock must be acquired or the attempt will time out.

Return Value

true if the lock is acquired within the time limit, false otherwise.

Discussion

The receiver’s condition must be equal to condition before the locking operation will succeed. This method blocks the thread’s execution until the lock can be acquired or limit is reached.

See Also

Acquiring and Releasing a Lock