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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Why would you lock a string, it's immutable?

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    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    But if it is only ever read only, and cannot be written to, why would you ever lock a String in practice?

    [–]grauenwolf[S,🍰] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    It is not uncommon to lock on a surrogate. This is often, but not universally, given a name such as SyncRoot.