Mutex Class Reference

Convenient adapter for class IMutex. More...

#include <Mutex.h>

Public Types
typedef Locker< Mutex >	Locker
	Convenient typedef for a Locker that locks a Mutex.

Public Member Functions
	Mutex ()
	Default constructor. More...
	Mutex (IMutex *imutex)
	Creates a mutex adapter from out of an abstract interface. More...
void	lock ()
	Locks the mutex. More...
void	unlock ()
	Unlocks the mutex. More...
IMutex *	interface ()
	Returns the abstract interface used by the adapter.

Friends
class	CondPosix
class	Cond

Detailed Description

Convenient adapter for class IMutex.

See Also

Resource Acquisition Is Initialization

Mutex my_mutex;
...
// Exception safe critical section:
{
     Mutex::Locker( my_mutex );
     ...
}
...

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Mutex::Mutex ( )

inline

Default constructor.

Builds a mutex calling the method IMutex::create() and hosting the returned abstract interface.

Mutex::Mutex ( IMutex *  imutex )

inline

Creates a mutex adapter from out of an abstract interface.

Parameters

imutex

Object implementing the abstract interface IMutex.

Precondition

1. Parameter imutex is not null.

Member Function Documentation

void Mutex::lock ( )

inline

Locks the mutex.

The calling thread try to get the exclusive ownership over the mutex or wait until it manage to

void Mutex::unlock ( )

inline

Unlocks the mutex.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• src/Mutex.h