C#

private object status = new object()<br />
<br />
And everything will be happy.  But then again I'm not sure why you're trying to create the object inside of the lock.  <br />
<br />
Jared <br />
<a>jparsons@jparsons.org</a><br />
<a href="http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte477n">www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte477n</a>

class MyClass<br />
{<br />
<br />
private object status = null;<br />
private object status0 = new object(0);<br />
private object status1 = new object(1);<br />
private object status2 = new object(2);<br />
<br />
myfunc()<br />
{<br />
...<br />
lock ( status ) {<br />
status = status1;<br />
}<br />
...<br />
}<br />
<br />
}

status = new object(0);<br />
lock ( status )<br />
{<br />
status = status1;<br />
}

<br />
public class MyClass<br />
{<br />
  private static object Sync = new object();<br />
  public static object _status = null;<br />
<br />
  public static object status<br />
  {<br />
    get <br />
    {  <br />
      lock ( Sync )<br />
      { <br />
        if ( _status == null ) <br />
        { <br />
          _status = new object();<br />
        }<br />
      }<br />
      return _status;<br />
    }<br />
   }<br />
   /* Rest of Class */<br />
}<br />

lock (this)<br />
{<br />
.....<br />
}