boost.mutex: Create a boost.mutex object

In synchronicity: Boost mutex functionality for R.

Description

This function creates a boost.mutex object.

Usage

boost.mutex(sharedName = NULL, timeout = NULL)

Arguments

sharedName	The name of the shared resource corresponding to the mutex. By default a universal unique identifier is supplied.
timeout	The amount of time (in seconds) that the mutex should try to attempt to get a lock. By default no timeout is supplied and the mutex will attempt to acquire the lock indefinitely.

Value

This function returns a boost.mutex object.

Author(s)

Michael J. Kane <[e-mail]>

See Also

synchronicity

Examples

# Create a boost.mutex object with default resource name and no timeout.
x = boost.mutex()

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