#include <nthread.h>
Public Member Functions | |
NMutex () | |
Creates a new mutex. | |
~NMutex () | |
Destroys this mutex. | |
Classes | |
class | MutexLock |
A utility class for locking and unlocking a mutex. More... |
A mutex can be either locked or unlocked, and can only be locked by one thread at a time. If a second thread tries to lock the mutex, it will be suspended until the mutex is unlocked by the original locking thread.
A mutex is locked by declaring a local variable of type NMutex::MutexLock. See the NMutex::MutexLock class notes for details.
Classes can inherit from NMutex to provide mutex protection for their internal data; it is recommended that such inheritance be protected
and that the member functions alone take full responsibility for locking and unlocking the mutex when appropriate. Alternatively, a standalone NMutex object can be passed about between routines.
regina::NMutex::NMutex | ( | ) | [inline] |
Creates a new mutex.
The mutex will be created unlocked.
regina::NMutex::~NMutex | ( | ) | [inline] |
Destroys this mutex.