std::mutex(3)

std::mutex3

Usage

#include <mutex>

Public Types

typedef __native_type * native_handle_type

Public Member Functions

mutex (const mutex &)=delete
void lock ()
native_handle_type native_handle () noexcept
mutex & operator= (const mutex &)=delete
bool try_lock () noexcept
void unlock ()

Detailed Description

The standard mutex type.

A simple, non-recursive, non-timed mutex.

Do not call lock() and unlock() directly, use a scoped lock type such as std::unique_lock, std::lock_guard, or (since C++17) std::scoped_lock.

Since

C++11

Author

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