std::unique_lock<Mutex>::release (3) - Linux Manuals

std::unique_lock<Mutex>::release: std::unique_lock<Mutex>::release

NAME

std::unique_lock<Mutex>::release - std::unique_lock<Mutex>::release

Synopsis


mutex_type* release() noexcept; (since C++11)


Breaks the association of the associated mutex, if any, and *this.
No locks are unlocked. If the *this held ownership of the associated mutex prior to the call, the caller is now responsible to unlock the mutex.

Parameters


(none)

Return value


Pointer to the associated mutex or NULL if there was no associated mutex.

Example


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See also


       unlocks the associated mutex
unlock (public member function)