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# PriorityMutex Class Reference

`#include <PriorityMutex.h>`

Inheritance diagram for PriorityMutex:

List of all members.

## Public Member Functions
| PriorityMutex ()
virtual | ~PriorityMutex ()
virtual void | acquire ()
virtual bool | tryAcquire (unsigned long timeout)
virtual void | release ()

## Detailed Description

Author:
  Eric Crahen <http://www.code-foo.com>

Date:
  <2003-07-16T17:35:46-0400>

Version:
  2.2.1

A PriorityMutex is similar to a Mutex, with exception that a PriorityMutex has a difference scheduling policy. It is a non-reentrant, priority sensitive MUTual EXclusion Lockable object.

See also:
  Mutex

Scheduling

Threads competing to acquire() a Mutex are granted access in order of priority. Threads with a higher priority will be given access first.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

PriorityMutex | ( |  | ) |

| See also: Mutex::Mutex()

virtual ~PriorityMutex | ( |  | ) | `[virtual]`

| See also: Mutex::~Mutex()

## Member Function Documentation

virtual void acquire | ( |  | ) | `[virtual]`

| See also: Mutex::acquire() Implements Lockable.

virtual void release | ( |  | ) | `[virtual]`

| See also: Mutex::release() Implements Lockable.

virtual bool tryAcquire | ( | unsigned long | timeout | ) | `[virtual]`

| See also: Mutex::tryAcquire(unsigned long timeout) Implements Lockable.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- PriorityMutex.h