int db::Database::set_timeout ( int  msec  ) 

Set the length of time that an operation will wait for a lock to become available.

This ensures that every database operation will eventually return. Most operations will fail if a lock times out.

Parameters:
msec Timeout duration, in milliseconds. Use a duration of INT_MAX to disable timeouts.
Returns:
Note:
set_timeout and get_timeout are not supported under single-user configuration and will return DB_ENOTIMPL when used with the single-user version.
See also:
get_timeout


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