signals2/doc/reference/dummy_mutex.xml
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<header name="boost/signals2/dummy_mutex.hpp" last-revision="$Date: 2007-03-06 16:51:55 -0500 (Tue, 06 Mar 2007) $">
<using-namespace name="boost::signals2"/>
<using-namespace name="boost"/>
<namespace name="boost">
<namespace name="signals2">
<class name="dummy_mutex">
<inherit access="public">
<type><classname>noncopyable</classname></type>
</inherit>
<purpose>Fake mutex which does nothing.</purpose>
<description>
<para>You may wish to use the <code>dummy_mutex</code> class for the <code>Mutex</code>
template type of your signals if you are not concerned about thread safety.
This may give slightly faster
performance, since <code>dummy_mutex</code> performs no actual locking.
</para>
</description>
<access name="public">
<method name="lock">
<type>void</type>
<description>
<para>No effect.
</para>
</description>
</method>
<method name="try_lock">
<type>bool</type>
<description>
<para>No effect.
</para>
</description>
<returns><para><code>true</code>.</para></returns>
</method>
<method name="unlock">
<type>void</type>
<description>
<para>No effect.
</para>
</description>
</method>
</access>
</class>
</namespace>
</namespace>
</header>