---
name: "ACE_Mutex"
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_Mutex"
---

# ACE\_Mutex(3)

ACE\_Mutex wrapper (valid in same process or across processes (depending on TYPE flag)).

## NAME

ACE\_Mutex -  ACE\_Mutex wrapper (valid in same process or across processes (depending on TYPE flag)).

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ace/Synch.h>
class ACE_Mutex
{
  public:
    ACE_Mutex (
        int type = USYNC_THREAD,
        LPCTSTR name = 0,
        void *arg = 0
        );
    ~ACE_Mutex (void);
    int remove (void);
    int acquire (void);
    int tryacquire (void);
    int release (void);
    int acquire_read (void);
    int acquire_write (void);
    int tryacquire_read (void);
    int tryacquire_write (void);
    const ACE_mutex_t &lock (void) const;
    void dump (void) const;
    ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE;
  protected:
    ACE_mutex_t *process_lock_;
    LPCTSTR lockname_;
    ACE_mutex_t lock_;
    int removed_;
  private:
    void operator= (const ACE_Mutex &);
    ACE_Mutex (const ACE_Mutex &);
};
```

## DESCRIPTION

Wrappers for various synchronization routines.

## Prevent assignment and initialization.

```
void operator= (const ACE_Mutex &);
```

```
ACE_Mutex (const ACE_Mutex &);
```

## AUTHOR

Doug Schmidt

## LIBRARY

ace