Manpages - SDL_CreateMutex.3

SDL_CreateMutex - Create a mutex

#include “SDL.h” #include “SDL_thread.h”

SDL_mutex *SDL_CreateMutex*(*void);

Create a new, unlocked mutex.

  SDL_mutex *mut;

  mut=SDL_CreateMutex();
  .
  .
  if(SDL_mutexP(mut)==-1){
    fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't lock mutex
  ");
    exit(-1);
  }
  .
  /* Do stuff while mutex is locked */
  .
  .
  if(SDL_mutexV(mut)==-1){
    fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't unlock mutex
  ");
    exit(-1);
  }

  SDL_DestroyMutex(mut);

SDL_mutexP, SDL_mutexV, SDL_DestroyMutex