single class, hashtable, multiple threads

[hharry]

Hello All,

I have a single class windows service that includes a function that
runs in the ThreadPool. The class contains a hashtable which is
declared in the main thread.

What is the recommended method of updating a variable declared in the
main thread from a spawned threadpool thread ?


Thanks in advance

 

[Guest]

You can use Hashtable.Synchronized:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.collections.hashtable.synchronized.aspx

Peter

 

[Laura T.]

Be aware also that Hashtable.Synchronized is not really RW safe.
It does synchronize writers, but not readers.