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 ()
int	getCount () const
void	lock ()
bool	tryLock ()
void	unLock ()

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

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.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Mutex() [1/2]

Threads::Mutex::Mutex

(

bool

recursive = false

)

Mutex() [2/2]

Threads::Mutex::Mutex

(

const Mutex &

)

~Mutex()

virtual Threads::Mutex::~Mutex ( )

virtual

Member Function Documentation

getCount()

int Threads::Mutex::getCount ( ) const

inline

lock()

void Threads::Mutex::lock

(

)

tryLock()

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.

unLock()

void Threads::Mutex::unLock

(

)

Member Data Documentation

count_

int Threads::Mutex::count_

protected

Only set in debug-mode.

lockingthread_

ThreadID Threads::Mutex::lockingthread_

protected

Only set in debug-mode.

qmutex_

QMutex* Threads::Mutex::qmutex_

protected