---
name: "ACE_Adaptive_Lock"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libace-doc"
version: "5.0.7-4"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ACE_Adaptive_Lock"
---

# ACE\_Adaptive\_Lock(3)

An adaptive general locking class that defers the decision of lock type to run time.

## NAME

ACE\_Adaptive\_Lock -  An adaptive general locking class that defers the decision of lock type to run time.

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ace/Synch.h>
class ACE_Adaptive_Lock : public ACE_Lock
{
  public:
    virtual ~ACE_Adaptive_Lock (void);
    virtual int remove (void);
    virtual int acquire (void);
    virtual int tryacquire (void);
    virtual int release (void);
    virtual int acquire_read (void);
    virtual int acquire_write (void);
    virtual int tryacquire_read (void);
    virtual int tryacquire_write (void);
    void dump (void) const;
  protected:
    ACE_Adaptive_Lock (void);
    ACE_Lock *lock_;
};
```

## DESCRIPTION

Wrappers for various synchronization routines.

## Lock/unlock operations.

```
virtual int remove (void);
```

```
virtual int acquire (void);
```

```
virtual int tryacquire (void);
```

```
virtual int release (void);
```

```
virtual int acquire_read (void);
```

```
virtual int acquire_write (void);
```

```
virtual int tryacquire_read (void);
```

```
virtual int tryacquire_write (void);
```

```
void dump (void) const;
```

## AUTHOR

Doug Schmidt

## LIBRARY

ace