Name

SDL_CreateMutex — Create a mutex

Synopsis


#include "SDL.h"
#include "SDL_thread.h"
SDL_mutex *SDL_CreateMutex( void);  

DESCRIPTION

Create a new, unlocked mutex.

EXAMPLES

SDL_mutex *mut;

mut=SDL_CreateMutex();
.
.
if(SDL_mutexP(mut)==-1){
  fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't lock mutex
");
  exit(-1);
}
.
/* Do stuff while mutex is locked */
.
.
if(SDL_mutexV(mut)==-1){
  fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't unlock mutex
");
  exit(-1);
}

SDL_DestroyMutex(mut);

SEE ALSO

SDL_mutexP(3), SDL_mutexV(3), SDL_DestroyMutex(3)

COPYRIGHT

This manual page is taken from the SDL library, licensed under GNU LGPL.