The Weird and The Wonderful

template <class T>
class Protector
{
private:
   CRITICAL_SECTION CS;
   T data;

public:
   Protector() { InitializeCriticalSection(&CS); };
  ~Protector() { DeleteCriticalSection(&CS); };

   void operator=(const T& value)
   {
     EnterCriticalSection(&CS);
     try { data = value; } catch(...){}
     LeaveCriticalSection(&CS);
   };


   T& __fastcall operator *()
   {
      EnterCriticalSection(&CS);
      T &value = data;
      LeaveCriticalSection(&CS);
      return value;
   }

   T* __fastcall operator ->()
   {
     return &data;
   }

   __fastcall operator T()
   {
      EnterCriticalSection(&CS);
      T& value = data;
      LeaveCriticalSection(&CS);
      return value;
   }
};

class foo
{
  Protector<double> m_foobar;
}

EnterCriticalSection(&CS);
T& value = data;
LeaveCriticalSection(&CS);
return value;

foreach (string item in items)
{
    // IMPORTANT!! check first!
    server.Remove(item);
}