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     83 >SDL_CreateMutex&nbsp;--&nbsp;Create a mutex</DIV
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    100 >#include "SDL.h"
    101 #include "SDL_thread.h"</PRE
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    105 CLASS="FUNCDEF"
    106 >SDL_mutex *<B
    107 CLASS="FSFUNC"
    108 >SDL_CreateMutex</B
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    110 >(void);</CODE
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    124 >Create a new, unlocked mutex.</P
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    135 >SDL_mutex *mut;
    136 
    137 mut=SDL_CreateMutex();
    138 .
    139 .
    140 if(SDL_mutexP(mut)==-1){
    141   fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't lock mutex\n");
    142   exit(-1);
    143 }
    144 .
    145 /* Do stuff while mutex is locked */
    146 .
    147 .
    148 if(SDL_mutexV(mut)==-1){
    149   fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't unlock mutex\n");
    150   exit(-1);
    151 }
    152 
    153 SDL_DestroyMutex(mut);&#13;</PRE
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