std::unique_lock::release - cppreference.com (original) (raw)

| mutex_type* release() noexcept; | | (since C++11) | | --------------------------------- | | ------------- |

Breaks the association of the associated mutex, if any, and *this.

No locks are unlocked. If *this held ownership of the associated mutex prior to the call, the caller is now responsible to unlock the mutex.

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(none)

[edit] Return value

Pointer to the associated mutex or a null pointer if there was no associated mutex.

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| | unlocks (i.e., releases ownership of) the associated mutex (public member function) [edit] | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |