nCine::Mutex class

#include <nCine/Threading/ThreadSync.h>

Mutex for thread synchronization.

Wraps a platform mutex (a critical section on Windows, a pthread_mutex_t otherwise). Non-copyable. Used together with CondVariable for condition waiting.

Constructors, destructors, conversion operators

Mutex()

~Mutex()

Mutex(const Mutex&) deleted

Public functions

auto operator=(const Mutex&) -> Mutex& deleted

void Lock()

Acquires the lock, blocking until it becomes available.

void Unlock()

Releases the lock.

auto TryLock() -> int

Tries to acquire the lock without blocking, returning zero on success.