1 .TH "SDL_mutexP" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" 

     2 .SH "NAME"

     3 SDL_mutexP \- Lock a mutex

     4 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

     5 .PP

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

     7 #include "SDL_thread\&.h"

     8 .sp

     9 \fBint \fBSDL_mutexP\fP\fR(\fBSDL_mutex *mutex\fR);

    10 .SH "DESCRIPTION"

    11 .PP

    12 Locks the \fBmutex\fR, which was previously created with \fI\fBSDL_CreateMutex\fP\fR\&. If the mutex is already locked then \fBSDL_mutexP\fP will not return until it is \fIunlocked\fR\&. Returns \fB0\fR on success, or \fB-1\fR on an error\&.

    13 .PP

    14 SDL also defines a macro \fB#define SDL_LockMutex(m) SDL_mutexP(m)\fP\&.

    15 .SH "SEE ALSO"

    16 .PP

    17 \fI\fBSDL_CreateMutex\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_mutexV\fP\fR

    18 ...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:01