std::unique_lock<Mutex>::unique_lock
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std::unique_lock 
 
 Member functions
unique_lock::unique_lock
 Locking
 Modifiers
 Observers
 Non-member functions
unique_lock() noexcept;
 (1) 
 (since C++11) 
unique_lock( unique_lock&& other ) noexcept;
 (2) 
 (since C++11) 
explicit unique_lock( mutex_type& m );
 (3) 
 (since C++11) 
unique_lock( mutex_type& m, std::defer_lock_t t ) noexcept;
 (4) 
 (since C++11) 
unique_lock( mutex_type& m, std::try_to_lock_t t );
 (5) 
 (since C++11) 
unique_lock( mutex_type& m, std::adopt_lock_t t );
 (6) 
 (since C++11) 
template< class Rep, class Period >
 (7) 
 (since C++11) 
unique_lock( mutex_type& m,
template< class Clock, class Duration >
 (8) 
 (since C++11) 
unique_lock( mutex_type& m,
Constructs a unique_lock, optionally locking the supplied mutex.
1) Constructs a 
unique_lock with no associated mutex.2) Move constructor. Initializes the 
unique_lock with the contents of other. Leaves other with no associated mutex.3-8) Constructs a 
unique_lock with m as the associated mutex. Additionally:3) Locks the associated mutex by calling m.lock().
4) Does not lock the associated mutex.
5) Tries to lock the associated mutex without blocking by calling m.try_lock(). The behavior is undefined if 
Mutex does not satisfy Lockable.6) Assumes the calling thread already holds a non-shared lock (i.e., a lock acquired by 
lock, try_lock, try_lock_for, or try_lock_until) on m. The behavior is undefined if not so.7) Tries to lock the associated mutex by calling m.try_lock_for(timeout_duration). Blocks until specified timeout_duration has elapsed or the lock is acquired, whichever comes first. May block for longer than timeout_duration. The behavior is undefined if 
Mutex does not satisfy TimedLockable.8) Tries to lock the associated mutex by calling m.try_lock_until(timeout_time). Blocks until specified timeout_time has been reached or the lock is acquired, whichever comes first. May block for longer than until timeout_time has been reached. The behavior is undefined if 
Mutex does not satisfy TimedLockable.[edit] Parameters
 other
 -
 another 
unique_lock to initialize the state with
 m
 -
 mutex to associate with the lock and optionally acquire ownership of
 t
 -
 tag parameter used to select constructors with different locking strategies
 timeout_duration
 -
 maximum duration to block for
 timeout_time
 -
 maximum time point to block until
[edit] Example
Run this code
#include <iostream> #include <mutex> #include <thread> #include <utility> #include <vector> std::mutex m_a, m_b, m_c; int a, b, c = 1; void update() { { // Note: std::lock_guard or atomic<int> can be used instead std::unique_lock <std::mutex > lk(m_a); ++a; } { // Note: see std::lock and std::scoped_lock for details and alternatives std::unique_lock <std::mutex > lk_b(m_b, std::defer_lock ); std::unique_lock <std::mutex > lk_c(m_c, std::defer_lock ); std::lock (lk_b, lk_c); b = std::exchange (c, b + c); } } int main() { std::vector <std::thread > threads; for (unsigned i = 0; i < 12; ++i) threads.emplace_back(update); for (auto& i : threads) i.join(); std::cout << a << "'th and " << a + 1 << "'th Fibonacci numbers: " << b << " and " << c << '\n'; }
Output:
12'th and 13'th Fibonacci numbers: 144 and 233