public TimeSpan MergeInterval { get; set; }Public Property MergeInterval As TimeSpan
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property TimeSpan MergeInterval {
TimeSpan get ();
void set (TimeSpan value);
}member MergeInterval : TimeSpan with get, setWhen adding items with new keys, they will be put in a temporary locking storage first. Whenever the locking storage is accessed, it will be checked whether the specified time interval has been expired since its creation. If so, then it will be merged with the previous content of the fast non-locking storage into a new one. If new keys are typically added together, rarely or periodically, then it is recommended to set some small positive value (up to a few seconds).
Even if the value of this property is TimeSpan.Zero, adding new items are not necessarily merged immediately to the fast-accessing storage. Depending on the targeted platform a minimum 15 ms delay is possible. Setting TimeSpan.Zero is not recommended though, unless new items are almost never added at the same time.
When the value of this property is negative (e.g. Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan), then the locking storage is not merged automatically with the lock-free storage. You still can call the EnsureMerged method to perform a merge explicitly.
This property is ignored if a value is accessed in the fast-accessing storage including removing and adding values of keys that have already been merged to the lock-free storage.
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