scuffed-code/icu4c/source/common/umutex.h
Steven R. Loomis 363ee387f6 ICU-161 (c)opyright notices
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1999-12-09 23:27:55 +00:00

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/*
**********************************************************************
* Copyright (C) 1997-1999, International Business Machines
* Corporation and others. All Rights Reserved.
**********************************************************************
*
* File UMUTEX.H
*
* Modification History:
*
* Date Name Description
* 04/02/97 aliu Creation.
* 04/07/99 srl rewrite - C interface, multiple mutices
* 05/13/99 stephen Changed to umutex (from cmutex)
********************************************************************************
*/
#ifndef UMUTEX_H
#define UMUTEX_H
#include "utypes.h"
#ifndef XP_CPLUSPLUS
typedef void * Mutex;
#endif
/*
* Code within this library which accesses protected data should
* instantiate a Mutex object while doing so. Notice that there is
* only one coarse-grained lock which applies to this entire library,
* so keep locking short and sweet.
*
* For example:
*
* void Function(int arg1, int arg2)
* {
* static Object* foo; // Shared read-write object
* Mutex mutex;
* foo->Method();
* // When 'mutex' goes out of scope and gets destroyed here
* // the lock is released
* }
*
* Note: Do NOT use the form 'Mutex mutex();' as that merely
* forward-declares a function returning a Mutex. This is a common
* mistake which silently slips through the compiler!! */
/* Lock a mutex. Pass in NULL if you want the (ick) Single Global
Mutex. */
U_CAPI void U_EXPORT2 umtx_lock ( UMTX* mutex );
/* Unlock a mutex. Pass in NULL if you want the single global
mutex. */
U_CAPI void U_EXPORT2 umtx_unlock ( UMTX* mutex );
/* Initialize a mutex. Use it this way:
umtx_init( &aMutex ); */
U_CAPI void U_EXPORT2 umtx_init ( UMTX* mutex );
#endif /*_CMUTEX*/
/*eof*/