SyncObjs.TMutex
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Delphi Information
From SyncObjs.pas
TMutex = class(THandleObject)
Unit: SyncObjs
Type: class
Inherited Class Members: SyncObjs.TMutex Members
Class Constructors & Destructors: SyncObjs.TMutex Constructors
C++ Information
From SyncObjs.hpp
TMutex = class(THandleObject)
Unit: SyncObjs
Type: class
Inherited Class Members: SyncObjs.TMutex Members
Class Constructors & Destructors: SyncObjs.TMutex Constructors
Description
TMutex is a synchronization primitive used to guard a shared resource.
Use TMutex to synchronize two or more threads and allow them to safely access a shared resource. A mutex creates a queue of threads that are waiting on a resource and allows only one thread to access that resource at any given moment.
A mutex is basically equivalent to a binary semaphore.