Lockable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Counter, DistributedDataStructure, DistributedHashSet<T>, DistributedList<T>, DistributedMap<K,V>, DistributedQueue<T>
```
public interface Lockable
```
This interface contains methods and parameters required for locking data structures.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`lock(TimeSpan timeout)`	Acquire a lock on an collection in cache.
`void`	`unlock()`	Unlock a locked collection

- Method Detail
  - lock
```
boolean lock(TimeSpan timeout)
```
    Acquire a lock on an collection in cache.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timeout - The timeout after which lock will be automatically released.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if lock was acquired successfully;otherwise false.
  - unlock
```
void unlock()
```
    Unlock a locked collection