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# Lock.Obtain Method (Int64)

Attempts to obtain an exclusive lock within amount of time given. Currently polls once per second until lockWaitTimeout is passed.

public virtual bool Obtain(
long lockWaitTimeout
);

#### Parameters

lockWaitTimeout
  length of time to wait in ms

#### Return Value

true if lock was obtained

#### See Also

Lock Class | Lucene.Net.Store Namespace | Lock.Obtain Overload List