Can I put a return statement inside a lock

Question

Dupe: return statement in a lock procedure: inside or outside

The title is a little misleading. I know that you can do it, but I\'m wondering about

Answer 1

I believe the IL would be identical... I'd have to test it to be fer sure, but the lock statement generates a try finally in the IL, and the return would trigger the finally (with the release) BEFORE the stack frame closes and returns to the caller anyway, so...