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## Class mutex

boost::signals2::mutex — A header-only mutex which implements the Lockable concept of Boost.Thread.

## Synopsis

    // In header: <boost/signals2/mutex.hpp>

    class mutex {
    public:
      void lock();
      bool try_lock();
      void unlock();
    };

## Description

The `mutex` class implements the `Lockable` concept of Boost.Thread, and is the default `Mutex` template parameter type for signals. If boost has detected thread support in your compiler, the `mutex` class will map to a CRITICAL_SECTION on Windows or a pthread_mutex on POSIX. If thread support is not detected, `mutex` will behave similarly to a dummy_mutex. The header file `boost/config.hpp` defines the macro `BOOST_HAS_THREADS` when boost detects threading support. The user may globally disable thread support in boost by defining BOOST_DISABLE_THREADS before any boost header files are included.

If you are already using the Boost.Thread library, you may prefer to use its boost::mutex class instead as the mutex type for your signals.

You may wish to use a thread-unsafe signal, if the signal is only used by a single thread. In that case, you may prefer to use the signals2::dummy_mutex class as the `Mutex` template type for your signal.

    void lock();

Locks the mutex.

    bool try_lock();

Makes a non-blocking attempt to lock the mutex.

Returns: | `true` on success.

    void unlock();

Unlocks the mutex.