Re: [Boost-users] query regarding mutex

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] query regarding mutex
From: Igor R (boost.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-26 15:21:20

> This is how mutex class looks like
>
> #include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
> class mutex:
> Â  Â boost::noncopyable
> {
> public:
> Â  Â mutex();
> Â  Â ~mutex();
> Â  Â void lock();
> Â  Â bool try_lock();
> Â  Â void unlock();
> Â  Â typedef platform-specific-type native_handle_type;
> Â  Â native_handle_type native_handle();
> Â  Â typedef unique_lock<mutex> scoped_lock;
>
> Â  Â typedef unspecified-type scoped_try_lock;
>
> };
>
> Please help me figure out what purpose does 'unspecified-type' serve below.

Note that this is just documentation, not the real class definition.