If an exception is thrown inside a lock() {}, will the lock be released or not?

[Richard.Haggard]

If an exception is thrown within a lock block is the lock released or not?

Example of a class wherein exceptions will easily be thrown while a lock is in effect:

namespace Utils
{
public class ThreadSafeDictionary<TKey, TValue>
{
private object LockObj = new object();
private Dictionary<TKey, TValue> Dic = new Dictionary<TKey, TValue>();

public TValue this[TKey key]
{
get
{
TValue val = default(TValue);

lock(LockObj)
{
// What if an exception happens?
// Will LockObj be released?
val = Dic[key];
}

return val;
}
set
{
lock (LockObj)
{
// What if an exception happens?
// Will LockObj be released?
Dic[key] = value;
}
}
}
}
}





Richard Lewis Haggard

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