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+<td align="right" valign="center"><img src="logo32.png" align="right" width="64" height="32" border="0"></td></tr></table><h1 align=center>TQMutexLocker Class Reference</h1>
+
+<p>The TQMutexLocker class simplifies locking and unlocking TQMutexes.
+<a href="#details">More...</a>
+<p>All the functions in this class are <a href="threads.html#threadsafe">thread-safe</a> when TQt is built with thread support.</p>
+<p><tt>#include &lt;<a href="qmutex-h.html">qmutex.h</a>&gt;</tt>
+<p><a href="qmutexlocker-members.html">List of all member functions.</a>
+<h2>Public Members</h2>
+<ul>
+<li class=fn><a href="#TQMutexLocker"><b>TQMutexLocker</b></a> ( TQMutex&nbsp;*&nbsp;mutex )</li>
+<li class=fn><a href="#~TQMutexLocker"><b>~TQMutexLocker</b></a> ()</li>
+<li class=fn>TQMutex * <a href="#mutex"><b>mutex</b></a> () const</li>
+</ul>
+<hr><a name="details"></a><h2>Detailed Description</h2>
+
+
+The TQMutexLocker class simplifies locking and unlocking TQMutexes.
+<p>
+<p>
+
+<p> The purpose of TQMutexLocker is to simplify <a href="qmutex.html">TQMutex</a> locking and
+unlocking. Locking and unlocking a TQMutex in complex functions and
+statements or in exception handling code is error prone and
+difficult to debug. TQMutexLocker should be used in such situations
+to ensure that the state of the mutex is well defined and always
+locked and unlocked properly.
+<p> TQMutexLocker should be created within a function where a TQMutex
+needs to be locked. The mutex is locked when TQMutexLocker is
+created, and unlocked when TQMutexLocker is destroyed.
+<p> For example, this complex function locks a TQMutex upon entering
+the function and unlocks the mutex at all the exit points:
+<p> <pre>
+ int complexFunction( int flag )
+ {
+ mutex.lock();
+
+ int return_value = 0;
+
+ switch ( flag ) {
+ case 0:
+ case 1:
+ {
+ mutex.unlock();
+ return moreComplexFunction( flag );
+ }
+
+ case 2:
+ {
+ int status = anotherFunction();
+ if ( status &lt; 0 ) {
+ mutex.unlock();
+ return -2;
+ }
+ return_value = status + flag;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ default:
+ {
+ if ( flag &gt; 10 ) {
+ mutex.unlock();
+ return -1;
+ }
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ mutex.unlock();
+ return return_value;
+ }
+ </pre>
+
+<p> This example function will get more complicated as it is
+developed, which increases the likelihood that errors will occur.
+<p> Using TQMutexLocker greatly simplifies the code, and makes it more
+readable:
+<p> <pre>
+ int complexFunction( int flag )
+ {
+ TQMutexLocker locker( &amp;mutex );
+
+ int return_value = 0;
+
+ switch ( flag ) {
+ case 0:
+ case 1:
+ {
+ return moreComplexFunction( flag );
+ }
+
+ case 2:
+ {
+ int status = anotherFunction();
+ if ( status &lt; 0 )
+ return -2;
+ return_value = status + flag;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ default:
+ {
+ if ( flag &gt; 10 )
+ return -1;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return return_value;
+ }
+ </pre>
+
+<p> Now, the mutex will always be unlocked when the TQMutexLocker
+object is destroyed (when the function returns since <tt>locker</tt> is
+an auto variable). Note that the mutex will be unlocked after
+the call to moreComplexFunction() in this example, avoiding
+possible bugs caused by unlocking the mutex too early, as in
+the first example.
+<p> The same principle applies to code that throws and catches
+exceptions. An exception that is not caught in the function that
+has locked the mutex has no way of unlocking the mutex before the
+exception is passed up the stack to the calling function.
+<p> TQMutexLocker also provides a <a href="#mutex">mutex</a>() member function that returns
+the mutex on which the TQMutexLocker is operating. This is useful
+for code that needs access to the mutex, such as
+<a href="qwaitcondition.html#wait">TQWaitCondition::wait</a>(). For example:
+<p> <pre>
+ class SignalWaiter
+ {
+ private:
+ TQMutexLocker locker;
+
+ public:
+ SignalWaiter( <a href="qmutex.html">TQMutex</a> *mutex )
+ : locker( mutex )
+ {
+ }
+
+ void waitForSignal()
+ {
+ ...
+ ...
+ ...
+
+ while ( ! signalled )
+ waitcondition.wait( locker.<a href="#mutex">mutex</a>() );
+
+ ...
+ ...
+ ...
+ }
+ };
+ </pre>
+
+<p> <p>See also <a href="qmutex.html">TQMutex</a>, <a href="qwaitcondition.html">TQWaitCondition</a>, <a href="environment.html">Environment Classes</a>, and <a href="thread.html">Threading</a>.
+
+<hr><h2>Member Function Documentation</h2>
+<h3 class=fn><a name="TQMutexLocker"></a>TQMutexLocker::TQMutexLocker ( <a href="qmutex.html">TQMutex</a>&nbsp;*&nbsp;mutex )
+</h3>
+
+<p> Constructs a TQMutexLocker and locks <em>mutex</em>. The mutex will be
+unlocked when the TQMutexLocker is destroyed. If <em>mutex</em> is zero,
+TQMutexLocker does nothing.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="qmutex.html#lock">TQMutex::lock</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn><a name="~TQMutexLocker"></a>TQMutexLocker::~TQMutexLocker ()
+</h3>
+
+<p> Destroys the TQMutexLocker and unlocks the mutex which was locked
+in the constructor.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#TQMutexLocker">TQMutexLocker::TQMutexLocker</a>() and <a href="qmutex.html#unlock">TQMutex::unlock</a>().
+
+<h3 class=fn><a href="qmutex.html">TQMutex</a>&nbsp;* <a name="mutex"></a>TQMutexLocker::mutex () const
+</h3>
+
+<p> Returns a pointer to the mutex which was locked in the
+constructor.
+<p> <p>See also <a href="#TQMutexLocker">TQMutexLocker::TQMutexLocker</a>().
+
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