Can I put a return statement inside a lock

Question

Dupe: return statement in a lock procedure: inside or outside

The title is a little misleading. I know that you can do it, but I\'m wondering about

Answer 1

Yes, but why not use Dequeue?

Remember lock is simply shorthand for essentially something along the lines of:

        try
        {
            Monitor.Enter(QueueModifierLockObject);

            DownloadFile toReturn = queue.Dequeue();         

            return toReturn;
        }
        finally
        {
            Monitor.Exit(QueueModifierLockObject);
        }