threading/Mutex

class Mutex

extends:Object

static method new(recursive: Bool) → Mutex

Create a new mutex object.

Recursive:if true this mutex will allow for recursive locking in the same thread

static method new~fast → Mutex

Create a new mutex object. Non-recursive, fast.

method acquire

Acquire a lock on the mutex and blocking until it becomes available.

method tryAcquire → Bool

Try to acquire a lock on the mutex, but does not block if unavailable.

Returns:true if mutex successfully locked, false if not available

method release

Release the lock on the mutex so other threads can acquire it.