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<h1 align="center">Boost.Threads</h1>
<h2 align="center">mutex<br>
try_mutex<br>
timed_mutex</h2>
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<p><a href="#Introduction">Introduction</a><br>
<a href="#Header">Header</a><br>
<a href="#mutex Synopsis">Class mutex Synopsis</a><br>
<a href="#mutex Members">Class mutex Members</a><br>
<a href="#try_mutex Synopsis">Class try_mutex Synopsis</a><br>
<a href="#try_mutex Members">Class try_mutex Members</a><br>
<a href="#timed_mutex Synopsis">Class timed_mutex Synopsis</a><br>
<a href="#timed_mutex Members">Class timed_mutex Members</a><br>
<a href="#Example">Example</a></p>
<h2><a name="Introduction">Introduction</a></h2>
<p>The <tt><a href="#mutex Synopsis">mutex</a></tt>, <tt><a href=
"#try_mutex Synopsis">try_mutex</a></tt> and <tt><a href=
"#timed_mutex Synopsis">timed_mutex</a></tt> classes define full
featured models of the <a href="mutex_concept.html#Mutex">Mutex</a>, <a
href="mutex_concept.html#TryMutex">TryMutex</a>, and <a href=
"mutex_concept.html#TimedMutex">TimedMutex</a> concepts. These types
should be used to non-recursively synchronize access to shared
resources. For recursive locking mechanics, see <a href=
"recursive_mutex.html">recursive mutexes</a>.</p>
<p>Each class supplies one or more typedefs for lock types which model
matching lock concepts. For the best possible performance you should
use the mutex class that supports the minimum set of lock types that
you need.</p>
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<td><b>Mutex Class</b></td>
<td><b>Lock name</b></td>
<td><b>Implementation defined Lock Type</b></td>
<td><b>Lock Concept</b></td>
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<td valign="top"><a href="#mutex Synopsis"><code>
mutex</code></a></td>
<td valign="middle"><code>scoped_lock</code></td>
<td valign="middle"><code><a href="scoped_lock.html">
boost::</a></code><a href=
"scoped_lock.html"><code>detail::thread::scoped_lock&lt;mutex&gt;</code></a></td>
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ScopedLock</a></td>
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<td valign="top"><tt><a href="#try_mutex Synopsis">
try_mutex</a></tt> </td>
<td valign="middle"><code>scoped_lock<br>
scoped_try_lock</code></td>
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boost::</a></code><a href=
"scoped_lock.html"><code>detail::thread::scoped_lock&lt;try_mutex&gt;<br>
</code></a> <code><a href="scoped_try_lock.html">
boost::detail::thread::scoped_try_lock&lt;try_mutex&gt;</a></code></td>
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ScopedLock</a><br>
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<td valign="top"><code><a href="#timed_mutex Synopsis">
timed_mutex</a></code> </td>
<td valign="middle"><code>scoped_lock<br>
scoped_try_lock<br>
scoped_timed_lock</code></td>
<td valign="middle"><code><a href="scoped_lock.html">
boost::</a></code><a href=
"scoped_lock.html"><code>detail::thread::scoped_lock&lt;timed_mutex&gt;</code></a><br>
<code><a href="scoped_try_lock.html">boost::</a></code><a
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"scoped_try_lock.html"><code>detail::thread::scoped_try_lock&lt;timed_mutex&gt;</code></a><br>
<code><a href="scoped_timed_lock.html">boost::</a></code><a
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"scoped_timed_lock.html"><code>detail::thread::scoped_timed_lock&lt;timed_mutex&gt;</code></a></td>
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ScopedLock</a><br>
<a href="lock_concept.html#ScopedTryLock">
ScopedTryLock</a><br>
<a href="lock_concept.html#ScopedTimedLock">
ScopedTimedLock</a></td>
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<p>The <tt>mutex</tt>, <tt>try_mutex</tt> and <tt>timed_mutex</tt>
classes use an <tt>Unspecified</tt> <a href=
"mutex_concept.html#LockingStrategies">locking strategy</a>, so
attempts to recursively lock them or attempts to unlock them by threads
that don&#39;t own a lock on them result in <b>undefined behavior</b>.
This strategy allows implementations to be as efficient as possible on
any given platform. It is, however, recommended that implementations
include debugging support to detect misuse when <tt>NDEBUG</tt> is not
defined.</p>
<p>Like all the <b>Boost.Threads</b> <a href="mutex_concept.html">mutex
models</a>, the <tt>mutex</tt>, <tt>try_mutex</tt> and <tt>
timed_mutex</tt> leave the <a href=
"mutex_concept.html#SchedulingPolicies">scheduling policy</a> as <tt>
Unspecified</tt>. Programmers should assume that threads waiting for a
lock on objects of these types acquire the lock in a random order, even
though the specific behavior for a given platform may be different.</p>
<h2><a name="Header">Header</a></h2>
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#include <a href=
"../../../boost/thread/mutex.hpp">&lt;boost/thread/mutex.hpp&gt;</a>
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<h2>Class <a name="mutex Synopsis">mutex Synopsis</a></h2>
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namespace boost
{
class mutex : private <a href=
"../../utility/utility.htm">boost::noncopyable</a> // Exposition only.
// Class mutex meets the <a href=
"overview.html#NonCopyable">NonCopyable</a> requirement.
{
public:
typedef <i>[implementation defined; see <a href=
"#Introduction">Introduction</a>]</i> scoped_lock;
mutex();
~mutex();
};
}
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<h2>Class <a name="mutex Members">mutex Members</a></h2>
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<h3>Constructor</h3>
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mutex();
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<p><b>Postconditions:</b> <code>*this</code> is in the unlocked
state.</p>
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<h3>Destructor</h3>
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~mutex();
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<p><b>Requires:</b> <code>*this</code> is in the unlocked state.</p>
<p><b>Effects:</b> Destroys <code>*this</code>.</p>
<p><b>Dangers:</b> Destruction of a locked mutex is a serious
programming error resulting in undefined behavior such as a program
crash.</p>
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<h2>Class <a name="try_mutex Synopsis">try_mutex Synopsis</a></h2>
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namespace boost
{
class try_mutex : private boost::noncopyable // Exposition only.
// Class try_mutex meets the <a href=
"overview.html#NonCopyable">NonCopyable</a> requirement.
{
public:
typedef <i>[implementation defined; see <a href=
"#Introduction">Introduction</a>]</i> scoped_lock;
typedef <i>[implementation defined; see <a href=
"#Introduction">Introduction</a>]</i> scoped_try_lock;
try_mutex();
~try_mutex();
};
}
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<h2>Class <a name="try_mutex Members">try_mutex Members</a></h2>
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<h3>Constructor</h3>
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try_mutex();
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<p><b>Postconditions:</b> <code>*this</code> is in the unlocked
state.</p>
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<h3>Destructor</h3>
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~try_mutex();
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<p><b>Requires:</b> <code>*this</code> is in the unlocked state.</p>
<p><b>Effects:</b> Destroys <code>*this</code>.</p>
<p><b>Dangers:</b> Destruction of a locked mutex is a serious
programming error resulting in undefined behavior such as a program
crash.</p>
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<h2>Class <a name="timed_mutex Synopsis">timed_mutex Synopsis</a></h2>
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namespace boost
{
class timed_mutex : private boost::noncopyable // Exposition only.
// Class timed_mutex meets the <a href=
"overview.html#NonCopyable">NonCopyable</a> requirement.
{
public:
typedef <i>[implementation defined; see <a href=
"#Introduction">Introduction</a>]</i> scoped_lock;
typedef <i>[implementation defined; see <a href=
"#Introduction">Introduction</a>]</i> scoped_try_lock;
typedef <i>[implementation defined; see <a href=
"#Introduction">Introduction</a>]</i> scoped_timed_lock;
timed_mutex();
~timed_mutex();
};
}
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<h2>Class <a name="timed_mutex Members">timed_mutex Members</a></h2>
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<h3>Constructor</h3>
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timed_mutex();
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<p><b>Postconditions:</b> <code>*this</code> is in the unlocked
state.</p>
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<h3>Destructor</h3>
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~timed_mutex();
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<p><b>Requires:</b> <code>*this</code> is in the unlocked state.</p>
<p><b>Effects:</b> Destroys <code>*this</code>.</p>
<p><b>Dangers:</b> Destruction of a locked mutex is a serious
programming error resulting in undefined behavior such as a program
crash.</p>
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<h2><a name="Example">Example</a> Usage</h2>
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#include <a href=
"../../../boost/thread/mutex.hpp">&lt;boost/thread/mutex.hpp&gt;</a>
#include <a href=
"../../../boost/thread/thread.hpp">&lt;boost/thread/thread.hpp&gt;</a>
#include &lt;iostream&gt;
boost::mutex io_mutex; // The iostreams are not guaranteed to be <a href=
"definitions.html#Thread-safe">thread-safe</a>!
class counter
{
public:
counter() : count(0) { }
int increment() {
boost::mutex::scoped_lock scoped_lock(mutex);
return ++count;
}
private:
boost::mutex mutex;
int count;
};
counter c;
void change_count(void*)
{
int i = c.increment();
boost::mutex::scoped_lock scoped_lock(io_mutex);
std::cout &lt;&lt; &quot;count == &quot; &lt;&lt; i &lt;&lt; std::endl;
}
int main(int, char*[])
{
const int num_threads = 4;
boost::thread_group thrds;
for (int i=0; i &lt; num_threads; ++i)
thrds.create_thread(&amp;change_count, 0);
thrds.join_all();
return 0;
}
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<p>The output is:</p>
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count == 1
count == 2
count == 3
count == 4
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<p>Revised
<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->05 November, 2001<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" --></p>
<p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="mailto:williamkempf@hotmail.com">
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