Does “select for update” prevent other connections inserting when the row is not present

Question

I\'m interested in whether a select for update query will lock a non-existent row.

e.g.

Table FooBar with two columns, foo and bar, foo has a un

Answer 1

SQL Server only has the FOR UPDATE as part of a cursor. And, it only applies to UPDATE statements that are associated with the current row in the cursor.

So, the FOR UPDATE has no relationship with INSERT. Therefore, I think your answer is that it's not applicable in SQL Server.

Now, it may be possible to simulate the FOR UPDATE behavior with transactions and locking strategies. But, that may be more than what you're looking for.