C#

using System;

namespace NormInvFunc{

	public class Normal
	{         
	        private static double Density(double x)
		{
			double y=Math.Pow (2*Math.PI ,-.5)*Math.Exp(-.5*x*x);
			return y;
		}

		public static double StandardNormal(double x)
		{
			double [] a=new double[5];
			a[0]=.31938153;
			a[1]=-.356563782;
			a[2]=1.781477937;
			a[3]=-1.821255978;
			a[4]=1.330274429;
 
			double K=.2316419;
			double L=Math.Abs(x);
			double nx=Density(L);
			double q=1/(1+K*L);
			double S=0;
			for(int j=0;j<5;j++)
			{
				S+= a[j]*Math.Pow(q,j+1);
			}
			double SND=1-nx*S;
			if(x<0)
			{
				SND=1-SND;
			}
			return SND;
 
		}
                                                               
		public static double StandardNormalInv(double R)
		{
			double Delta=1;
			double X=0;
			double Y=0;
			do
			{
				Y=X-(StandardNormal(X)-R)/Density(X);
				Delta=Math.Abs (Y-X);
				X=Y;
			}
			while (Delta>.000000001);
 
			return Y;
 		}
 
	}
 
}

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 />
}