How do I find out which process is locking a file using .NET?

Question

I\'ve seen several of answers about using Handle or Process Monitor, but I would like to be able to find out in my own code (C#) which process is locking a file.

I ha

Answer 1

simpler with linq:

public void KillProcessesAssociatedToFile(string file)
    {
        GetProcessesAssociatedToFile(file).ForEach(x =>
        {
            x.Kill();
            x.WaitForExit(10000);
        });
    }

    public List GetProcessesAssociatedToFile(string file)
    {
        return Process.GetProcesses()
            .Where(x => !x.HasExited
                && x.Modules.Cast().ToList()
                    .Exists(y => y.FileName.ToLowerInvariant() == file.ToLowerInvariant())
                ).ToList();
    }