std::unique_lock::release
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                    |   mutex_type* release();  | 
(since C++11) | |
Breaks the association of the associated mutex, if any, and *this.
No locks are unlocked. If the *this held ownership of the associated mutex prior to the call, the caller is now responsible to unlock the mutex.
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[edit] Parameters
(none)
[edit] Return value
Pointer to the associated mutex or NULL if there was no associated mutex.
[edit] Exceptions
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[edit] Example
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[edit] See also
|    unlocks the associated mutex   (public member function)  | |