1 .TH "SDL_CreateMutex" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" 

     2 .SH "NAME"

     3 SDL_CreateMutex \- Create a mutex

     4 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

     5 .PP

     6 \fB#include "SDL\&.h"

     7 #include "SDL_thread\&.h"

     8 .sp

     9 \fBSDL_mutex *\fBSDL_CreateMutex\fP\fR(\fBvoid\fR);

    10 .SH "DESCRIPTION"

    11 .PP

    12 Create a new, unlocked mutex\&.

    13 .SH "EXAMPLES"

    14 .PP

    15 .nf

    16 \f(CWSDL_mutex *mut;

    17 

    18 mut=SDL_CreateMutex();

    19 \&.

    20 \&.

    21 if(SDL_mutexP(mut)==-1){

    22   fprintf(stderr, "Couldn\&'t lock mutex

    23 ");

    24   exit(-1);

    25 }

    26 \&.

    27 /* Do stuff while mutex is locked */

    28 \&.

    29 \&.

    30 if(SDL_mutexV(mut)==-1){

    31   fprintf(stderr, "Couldn\&'t unlock mutex

    32 ");

    33   exit(-1);

    34 }

    35 

    36 SDL_DestroyMutex(mut);

    37 \fR

    38 .fi

    39 .PP

    40 .SH "SEE ALSO"

    41 .PP

    42 \fI\fBSDL_mutexP\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_mutexV\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_DestroyMutex\fP\fR

    43 ...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00