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Volatile -- C# Keyword

volatile -- C# Keyword


  • The volatile modifier is usually used for a field that is accessed by multiple threads without using the lock statement to serialize access.
  • The volatile keyword can be applied to fields of these types:
  • Reference types.
  • Pointer types (in an unsafe context). Note that although the pointer itself can be volatile, the object that it points to cannot. In other words, you cannot declare a "pointer to volatile."
  • Types such as sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, uint, char, float, and bool.
  • An enum type with one of the following base types: byte, sbyte, short, ushort, int, or uint.
  • Generic type parameters known to be reference types.
  • IntPtr and UIntPtr.

public volatile <data type> <Var Name>;