ftrylockfile()
Acquire ownership of a file, without blocking
Synopsis:
#include <stdio.h> int ftrylockfile( FILE* file );
Since:
BlackBerry 10.0.0
Arguments:
- file
- A pointer to the FILE object for the file you want to lock.
Library:
libc
Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.
Description:
The ftrylockfile() function is used by a thread to acquire ownership of a FILE if the object is available; ftrylockfile() is a nonblocking version of flockfile(). To unlock the file, call funlockfile().
Returns:
- 0
- Success.
- Nonzero
- The lock can't be acquired.
Classification:
| Safety: | |
|---|---|
| Cancellation point | No |
| Interrupt handler | No |
| Signal handler | Yes |
| Thread | Yes |
Last modified: 2014-06-24