std::unique_lock<Mutex>::unlock

 

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std::unique_lock

Member functions

unique_lock::unique_lock

unique_lock::~unique_lock

unique_lock::operator=

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unique_lock::lock

unique_lock::try_lock

unique_lock::try_lock_for

unique_lock::try_lock_until

unique_lock::unlock

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unique_lock::swap

unique_lock::release

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unique_lock::mutex

unique_lock::owns_lock

unique_lock::operator bool

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std::swap

 

void unlock();		(since C++11)

Unlocks the associated mutex and releases ownership.

std::system_error is thrown if there is no associated mutex or if the mutex is not locked.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

(none)

Exceptions

• Any exceptions thrown by mutex()->unlock()

• If there is no associated mutex or the mutex is not locked, std::system_error with an error code of std::errc::operation_not_permitted

See also

lock	locks the associated mutex (public member function)
release	disassociates the associated mutex without unlocking it (public member function)