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tryLock -- try locking a mutex

Description

Tries locking a mutex.

i1 : m = new Mutex

o1 = m

o1 : Mutex
 
i2 : tryLock m

If the mutex is already locked, then an error is raised.

i3 : stopIfError = false

o3 = false
 
i4 : tryLock m
stdio:4:7:(3):[1]: error: pthread_mutex_trylock: Device or resource busy

See also

Ways to use tryLock:

  • tryLock(Mutex)

For the programmer

The object tryLock is a method function.

The source of this document is in /__w/M2/M2/macaulay2-1.26.05+ds/M2/Macaulay2/packages/Macaulay2Doc/doc_mutex.m2:117:0.