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35struct <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutex">xmlMutex</a>;
36typedef <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexPtr">xmlMutexPtr</a>;
37struct <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutex">xmlRMutex</a>;
38typedef <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexPtr">xmlRMutexPtr</a>;
39<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexPtr">xmlMutexPtr</a> <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlNewMutex">xmlNewMutex</a> (void);
40void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexLock">xmlMutexLock</a> (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexPtr">xmlMutexPtr</a> tok);
41void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexUnlock">xmlMutexUnlock</a> (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexPtr">xmlMutexPtr</a> tok);
42void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlFreeMutex">xmlFreeMutex</a> (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexPtr">xmlMutexPtr</a> tok);
43<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexPtr">xmlRMutexPtr</a> <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlNewRMutex">xmlNewRMutex</a> (void);
44void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexLock">xmlRMutexLock</a> (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexPtr">xmlRMutexPtr</a> tok);
45void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexUnlock">xmlRMutexUnlock</a> (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexPtr">xmlRMutexPtr</a> tok);
46void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlFreeRMutex">xmlFreeRMutex</a> (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexPtr">xmlRMutexPtr</a> tok);
47void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlInitThreads">xmlInitThreads</a> (void);
48void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlLockLibrary">xmlLockLibrary</a> (void);
49void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlUnlockLibrary">xmlUnlockLibrary</a> (void);
50int <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlGetThreadId">xmlGetThreadId</a> (void);
51int <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlIsMainThread">xmlIsMainThread</a> (void);
52void <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlCleanupThreads">xmlCleanupThreads</a> (void);
53<a href="libxml-globals.html#xmlGlobalStatePtr">xmlGlobalStatePtr</a> <a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlGetGlobalState">xmlGetGlobalState</a> (void);
54</pre></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>Description</h2><p>
55
56</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>Details</h2><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlMutex"></a>struct xmlMutex</h3><pre class="programlisting">struct xmlMutex;</pre><p>
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Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +000058</p></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlMutexPtr"></a>xmlMutexPtr</h3><pre class="programlisting">typedef xmlMutex *xmlMutexPtr;
59</pre><p>
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61</p></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlRMutex"></a>struct xmlRMutex</h3><pre class="programlisting">struct xmlRMutex;</pre><p>
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Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +000063</p></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlRMutexPtr"></a>xmlRMutexPtr</h3><pre class="programlisting">typedef xmlRMutex *xmlRMutexPtr;
64</pre><p>
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66</p></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlNewMutex"></a>xmlNewMutex ()</h3><pre class="programlisting"><a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexPtr">xmlMutexPtr</a> xmlNewMutex (void);</pre><p>
67<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlNewMutex">xmlNewMutex</a>() is used to allocate a libxml2 token struct for use in
68synchronizing access to data.</p><p>
69
Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +000070</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></td><td>a new simple mutex pointer or NULL in case of error
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +000071</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlMutexLock"></a>xmlMutexLock ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlMutexLock (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexPtr">xmlMutexPtr</a> tok);</pre><p>
72<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexLock">xmlMutexLock</a>() is used to lock a libxml2 token.</p><p>
73
Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +000074</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><i><tt>tok</tt></i> :</span></td><td> the simple mutex
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +000075</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlMutexUnlock"></a>xmlMutexUnlock ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlMutexUnlock (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexPtr">xmlMutexPtr</a> tok);</pre><p>
76<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexUnlock">xmlMutexUnlock</a>() is used to unlock a libxml2 token.</p><p>
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Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +000078</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><i><tt>tok</tt></i> :</span></td><td> the simple mutex
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +000079</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlFreeMutex"></a>xmlFreeMutex ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlFreeMutex (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlMutexPtr">xmlMutexPtr</a> tok);</pre><p>
80<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlFreeMutex">xmlFreeMutex</a>() is used to reclaim resources associated with a libxml2 token
81struct.</p><p>
82
Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +000083</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><i><tt>tok</tt></i> :</span></td><td> the simple mutex
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +000084</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlNewRMutex"></a>xmlNewRMutex ()</h3><pre class="programlisting"><a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexPtr">xmlRMutexPtr</a> xmlNewRMutex (void);</pre><p>
85<GTKDOCLINK xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" HREF="xmlRNewMutex">xmlRNewMutex</GTKDOCLINK>() is used to allocate a reentrant mutex for use in
Daniel Veillardaec63562003-03-23 20:42:17 +000086synchronizing access to data. token_r is a re-entrant lock and thus useful
87for synchronizing access to data structures that may be manipulated in a
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +000088recursive fashion.</p><p>
89
Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +000090</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></td><td>the new reentrant mutex pointer or NULL in case of error
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +000091</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlRMutexLock"></a>xmlRMutexLock ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlRMutexLock (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexPtr">xmlRMutexPtr</a> tok);</pre><p>
92<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexLock">xmlRMutexLock</a>() is used to lock a libxml2 token_r.</p><p>
93
Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +000094</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><i><tt>tok</tt></i> :</span></td><td> the reentrant mutex
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +000095</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlRMutexUnlock"></a>xmlRMutexUnlock ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlRMutexUnlock (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexPtr">xmlRMutexPtr</a> tok);</pre><p>
96<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexUnlock">xmlRMutexUnlock</a>() is used to unlock a libxml2 token_r.</p><p>
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Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +000098</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><i><tt>tok</tt></i> :</span></td><td> the reentrant mutex
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +000099</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlFreeRMutex"></a>xmlFreeRMutex ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlFreeRMutex (<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlRMutexPtr">xmlRMutexPtr</a> tok);</pre><p>
100<GTKDOCLINK xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" HREF="xmlRFreeMutex">xmlRFreeMutex</GTKDOCLINK>() is used to reclaim resources associated with a
101reentrant mutex.</p><p>
102
Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +0000103</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><i><tt>tok</tt></i> :</span></td><td> the reentrant mutex
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +0000104</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlInitThreads"></a>xmlInitThreads ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlInitThreads (void);</pre><p>
105<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlInitThreads">xmlInitThreads</a>() is used to to initialize all the thread related
106data of the libxml2 library.</p><p>
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108</p></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlLockLibrary"></a>xmlLockLibrary ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlLockLibrary (void);</pre><p>
109<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlLockLibrary">xmlLockLibrary</a>() is used to take out a re-entrant lock on the libxml2
110library.</p><p>
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112</p></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlUnlockLibrary"></a>xmlUnlockLibrary ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlUnlockLibrary (void);</pre><p>
113<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlUnlockLibrary">xmlUnlockLibrary</a>() is used to release a re-entrant lock on the libxml2
114library.</p><p>
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116</p></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlGetThreadId"></a>xmlGetThreadId ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">int xmlGetThreadId (void);</pre><p>
117<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlGetThreadId">xmlGetThreadId</a>() find the current thread ID number</p><p>
118
Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +0000119</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></td><td>the current thread ID number
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +0000120</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlIsMainThread"></a>xmlIsMainThread ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">int xmlIsMainThread (void);</pre><p>
121<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlIsMainThread">xmlIsMainThread</a>() check whether the current thread is the main thread.</p><p>
122
Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +0000123</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></td><td>1 if the current thread is the main thread, 0 otherwise
Daniel Veillardd4330462003-04-29 12:40:16 +0000124</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlCleanupThreads"></a>xmlCleanupThreads ()</h3><pre class="programlisting">void xmlCleanupThreads (void);</pre><p>
125<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlCleanupThreads">xmlCleanupThreads</a>() is used to to cleanup all the thread related
126data of the libxml2 library once processing has ended.</p><p>
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128</p></div><hr xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional"></hr><div class="refsect2" lang="en"><h3><a name="xmlGetGlobalState"></a>xmlGetGlobalState ()</h3><pre class="programlisting"><a href="libxml-globals.html#xmlGlobalStatePtr">xmlGlobalStatePtr</a> xmlGetGlobalState (void);</pre><p>
129<a href="libxml-threads.html#xmlGetGlobalState">xmlGetGlobalState</a>() is called to retrieve the global state for a thread.</p><p>
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Daniel Veillardd7cec922003-06-13 12:30:10 +0000131</p><div class="variablelist"><table border="0"><col align="left" valign="top"><tbody><tr><td><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></td><td>the thread global state or NULL in case of error
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