Threads::Mutex Class Reference

Is a lock that allows a thread to have exlusive rights to something. More...

Inheritance diagram for Threads::Mutex:

Public Member Functions
	Mutex (bool recursive=false)
	Mutex (const Mutex &)
virtual	~Mutex ()
void	lock ()
void	unLock ()
bool	tryLock ()
int	getCount () const

Protected Attributes
::QMutex *	qmutex_
const void *	lockingthread_
	Only set in debug-mode. More...
int	count_
	Only set in debug-mode. More...

Detailed Description

Is a lock that allows a thread to have exlusive rights to something.

It is guaranteed that once locked, no one else will be able to lock it before it is unlocked. If a thread tries to lock it, it will be postponed until the thread that has locked it will unlock it.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Threads::Mutex::Mutex

(

bool

recursive = false

)

Threads::Mutex::Mutex

(

const Mutex &

)

virtual Threads::Mutex::~Mutex ( )

virtual

Member Function Documentation

int Threads::Mutex::getCount ( ) const

inline

void Threads::Mutex::lock

(

)

bool Threads::Mutex::tryLock

(

)

Returns true if mutex is locked. If it is locked, it you must unLock it when you are finished. If it returns false, carry on with your life.

void Threads::Mutex::unLock

(

)

Member Data Documentation

int Threads::Mutex::count_

protected

Only set in debug-mode.

const void* Threads::Mutex::lockingthread_

protected

Only set in debug-mode.

:: QMutex* Threads::Mutex::qmutex_

protected