Re: [Boost-users] How to manually lock and unlock a mutex?

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-29 16:57:06

You're not supposed to know about detail... :D

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of 
> Christian Henning
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 11:29 AM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] How to manually lock and unlock a mutex?
> 
> 
> Seems to me that I should take a look at the detail folder in 
> the thread lib. ;-)
> 
> Thanks you all for helpful suggestions,
> Christian
> 
> On 7/29/05, Sohail Somani <s.somani_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > scoped_ptr would be more appropriate I think.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]
> > > [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Jason 
> > > Stewart
> > > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 10:01 AM
> > > To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> > > Subject: Re: [Boost-users] How to manually lock and 
> unlock a mutex?
> > >
> > >
> > > Try
> > >
> > > void foo()
> > > {
> > >       shared_ptr<scoped_lock> lk;
> > >       if (condition)
> > >               lk.reset(new scoped_lock(mutex));
> > >
> > >       do something
> > > }
> > >
> > > The smart pointer will automatically unlock when it goes out of 
> > > scope.
> > >
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