Win32::Mutex
This module provides access to Win32 mutex objects,
which control access to common resources. The new
constructor creates the mutex and
determines its initial availability. It has the following
syntax:
$mut = Win32::Mutex->new(init
, [name
]);
The first argument determines the initial status of the mutex.
If init
is nonzero, the calling process has
immediate ownership of the mutex object. A 0
value means that the mutex is available.
The second argument assigns a name to the mutex that allows this
object to be referenced by others via the open
function.
Another object constructor for Win32::Mutex is open
:
$mut = Win32::Mutex->open(name
);
This call creates a new mutex object to access an existing mutex
identified by name
.
The following methods can be used on Win32::Mutex objects.
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