Threads::lock(3) Lock a mutex.

SYNOPSIS

Void lock( Mutex m )

ARGUMENTS

m A mutex

DESCRIPTION

Lock a mutex. All other threads which attempt to lock this mutex will have to wait until it is unlocked. This prevents simultaneous access to shared resources.

AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others ([email protected]). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

RELATED

Threads.mutex(3kaya)

Threads.unlock(3kaya)