SDL_CreateMutex - Create a new mutex.
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Availability
This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
Description
All newly-created mutexes begin in the _unlocked_ state.
Calls to SDL_LockMutex () will not return while the mutex is locked by another thread. See
SDL_TryLockMutex () to attempt to lock without blocking.
SDL mutexes are reentrant.
Header File
Defined in SDL3/SDL_mutex.h
Name
SDL_CreateMutex - Create a new mutex.
Return Value
( SDL_Mutex
*) Returns the initialized and unlocked mutex or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError () for more
information.
See Also
•(3), SDL_DestroyMutex(3), •(3), SDL_LockMutex(3), •(3), SDL_TryLockMutex(3), •(3), SDL_UnlockMutex(3) Simple Directmedia Layer SDL 3.2.10 SDL_CreateMutex(3)
Synopsis
#include"SDL3/SDL.h"SDL_Mutex*SDL_CreateMutex(void);
