LazyInit<T> Structure

A generic, thread-safe container that will initialize a class only when first needed (lazy load).

Object Model

Syntax

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'Declaration
 
<System.SerializableAttribute()>
Public Structure LazyInit(Of T As Class) 
   Inherits System.ValueType

'Usage
 
Dim instance As LazyInit(Of T)

[System.Serializable()]
public struct LazyInit<T> : System.ValueType 
where T: class

public type LazyInit = class(System.ValueType)

JScript does not support Generics.

[System.Serializable()]
public __value struct LazyInit<T> : public System.ValueType

[System.Serializable()]
generic<typename T>
public value class LazyInit : public System.ValueType 
where T: ref class

Type Parameters

T: The type of the class that will be initialized.

Remarks

It is possible for the initialization delegate to get called more than once if two threads attempt to access the value at the same time (only the first initialized instance will be retained for the instance). If the initialization must be called only once, look at using a different mechanism (such as locking).

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.ValueType
Miner.LazyInit<T>

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

LazyInit<T> Members
Miner Namespace