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SDL_UnlockMutex

Use this function to unlock a mutex created with SDL_CreateMutex().

Syntax

int SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL_mutex* mutex)

Function Parameters

mutex

the mutex to unlock

Return Value

Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Code Examples

SDL_mutex *mutex;

mutex = SDL_CreateMutex();
if (!mutex) {
  fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't create mutex\n");
  return;
}

if (SDL_LockMutex(mutex) == 0) {
  /* Do stuff while mutex is locked */
  SDL_UnlockMutex(mutex);
} else {
  fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't lock mutex\n");
}

SDL_DestroyMutex(mutex);

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CategoryAPI, CategoryMutex

None: SDL_UnlockMutex (last edited 2015-04-26 19:00:46 by PhilippWiesemann)

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