local.tomas.util.sync
Class Mutex

java.lang.Object
  local.tomas.util.sync.Mutex

All Implemented Interfaces:

SyncInterface

public class Mutex
extends Object
implements SyncInterface

A Mutex can be used to assert mutual exclusive access to a resource. It acts as a kind of synchronized boolean switch.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Tomas Teubner

Constructor Summary

Mutex()
Default constructor.

Method Summary

void	lock() Lock object.
boolean	trylock() Try to lock object.
void	unlock() Unlock object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Mutex

public Mutex()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

lock

public void lock()
          throws InterruptedException

Description copied from interface: SyncInterface

Lock object. Calls to this method will block until object can be locked.

Specified by:

lock in interface SyncInterface

Throws:

InterruptedException

trylock

public boolean trylock()

Description copied from interface: SyncInterface

Try to lock object. Calls to this method return immediately. Lock is performed if possible, otherwise false is returned.

Specified by:

trylock in interface SyncInterface

Returns:

true if lock succeeded, false otherwise

unlock

public void unlock()

Description copied from interface: SyncInterface

Unlock object.

Specified by:

unlock in interface SyncInterface