Is there a “try to lock, skip if timed out” operation in C#?

Question

I need to try to lock on an object, and if its already locked just continue (after time out, or without it).

The C# lock statement is blocking.

Answer 1

You'll probably find this out for yourself now that the others have pointed you in the right direction, but TryEnter can also take a timeout parameter.

Jeff Richter's "CLR Via C#" is an excellent book on details of CLR innards if you're getting into more complicated stuff.