wxWidgets/docs/latex/wx/mutex.tex
Guilhem Lavaux b89156b5db * Thread updates and cleanup (m_locked, MUTEX_UNLOCKED added)
* Updated the documentation


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\section{\class{wxMutex}}\label{wxmutex}
A wxMutex controls mutual exclusion, to prevent two or more threads accessing
the same piece of code.
\wxheading{Derived from}
None.
\wxheading{See also}
\helpref{wxThread}{wxthread}, \helpref{wxCondition}{wxcondition}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
\membersection{wxMutex::wxMutex}\label{wxmutexconstr}
\func{}{wxMutex}{\void}
Default constructor.
\membersection{wxMutex::\destruct{wxMutex}}
\func{}{\destruct{wxMutex}}{\void}
Destroys the wxMutex object.
\membersection{wxMutex::IsLocked}\label{wxmutexislocked}
\constfunc{bool}{IsLocked}{\void}
Returns TRUE if the mutex is locked, FALSE otherwise.
\membersection{wxMutex::Lock}\label{wxmutexlock}
\func{wxMutexError}{Lock}{\void}
Locks the mutex object.
\wxheading{Return value}
One of:
\twocolwidtha{7cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_NO\_ERROR}}{There was no error.}
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_DEAD\_LOCK}}{A deadlock situation was detected.}
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_BUSY}}{The mutex is already locked by another thread.}
\end{twocollist}
\membersection{wxMutex::TryLock}\label{wxmutextrylock}
\func{wxMutexError}{TryLock}{\void}
Tries to lock the mutex object. If it can't, returns immediately with an error.
\wxheading{Return value}
One of:
\twocolwidtha{7cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_NO\_ERROR}}{There was no error.}
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_DEAD\_LOCK}}{A deadlock situation was detected.}
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_BUSY}}{The mutex is already locked by another thread.}
\end{twocollist}
\membersection{wxMutex::Unlock}\label{wxmutexunlock}
\func{wxMutexError}{Unlock}{\void}
Unlocks the mutex object.
\wxheading{Return value}
One of:
\twocolwidtha{7cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_NO\_ERROR}}{There was no error.}
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_DEAD\_LOCK}}{A deadlock situation was detected.}
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_BUSY}}{The mutex is already locked by another thread.}
\twocolitem{{\bf MUTEX\_UNLOCKED}}{The calling thread tries to unlock an unlocked mutex.}
\end{twocollist}