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Mutex class

A lock of the operating system, held for short sections.

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Use
import ThinkMeta.ConcurrentTasks.Platform.Mutex;
Namespace
ThinkMeta::ConcurrentTasks::Platform
Platforms
Windows, Linux

Syntax

class Mutex

Remarks

Not recursive. Waiting blocks the thread, also a scheduler thread that runs a task: for sections shared between tasks use Synchronization::CriticalSection. Needs no initialization and no clean-up.

See also

MutexGuard

Constructors

Mutex

Constructs an unlocked mutex.

Syntax

constexpr Mutex() noexcept = default;

Methods

Lock

Takes the lock, waiting while another thread holds it.

Syntax

void Lock() noexcept;

Unlock

Releases the lock taken by Lock.

Syntax

void Unlock() noexcept;

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