Function Reference


_WinAPI_ReleaseMutex

Releases ownership of the specified mutex object

#include <WinAPIProc.au3>
_WinAPI_ReleaseMutex ( $hMutex )

Parameters

$hMutex Handle to the mutex object. The _WinAPI_CreateMutex() or _WinAPI_OpenMutex() function returns this handle.

Return Value

Success: True.
Failure: False, call _WinAPI_GetLastError() to get extended error information.

Remarks

The _WinAPI_ReleaseMutex() function fails if the calling thread does not own the mutex object.

Related

_WinAPI_CreateMutex, _WinAPI_OpenMutex

See Also

Search ReleaseMutex in MSDN Library.