C# Lock and Async Method

Question

I am not clear (and can\'t find documentation clear enough): when using the lock keyword in an async method: will the thread be blocked if the object is already blocked or will

Answer 1

This has been disallowed to stop deadlocks (i.e. developers hurting themselves). The best solution I've found is to use semaphores - See this post for details.

Relevant code extract:

static SemaphoreSlim semaphoreSlim = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);

...

await semaphoreSlim.WaitAsync();
try
{
    await Task.Delay(1000);
}
finally
{
    semaphoreSlim.Release();
}