[c#] C# version of java's synchronized keyword?

Does c# have its own version of the java "synchronized" keyword?

I.e. in java it can be specified either to a function, an object or a block of code, like so:

public synchronized void doImportantStuff() {
   // dangerous code goes here.
}

or

public void doImportantStuff() {
   // trivial stuff

   synchronized(someLock) {
      // dangerous code goes here.
   }
}

static object Lock = new object();

lock (Lock) 
{
// do stuff
}

You can use the lock statement instead. I think this can only replace the second version. Also, remember that both synchronized and lock need to operate on an object.

Does c# have its own version of the java "synchronized" keyword?

No. In C#, you explicitly lock resources that you want to work on synchronously across asynchronous threads. lock opens a block; it doesn't work on method level.

However, the underlying mechanism is similar since lock works by invoking Monitor.Enter (and subsequently Monitor.Exit) on the runtime. Java works the same way, according to the Sun documentation.

Take note, with full paths the line: [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.Synchronized)] should look like

[System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImpl(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplOptions.Synchronized)]