Section

std::shared_timed_mutex

The shared_timed_mutex class is a synchronization primitive that can be used to protect shared data from being simultaneously accessed by multiple threads. In contrast to other mutex types which facilitate exclusive access, a shared_timed_mutex has two levels of access:

# Declarations

class shared_timed_mutex;

(since C++14)

# Notes

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature __cpp_lib_shared_timed_mutex 201402L (C++14) std::shared_timed_mutex

# Example

#include <mutex>
#include <shared_mutex>
 
class R
{
    mutable std::shared_timed_mutex mut;
    /* data */
public:
    R& operator=(const R& other)
    {
        // requires exclusive ownership to write to *this
        std::unique_lock<std::shared_timed_mutex> lhs(mut, std::defer_lock);
        // requires shared ownership to read from other
        std::shared_lock<std::shared_timed_mutex> rhs(other.mut, std::defer_lock);
        std::lock(lhs, rhs);
        /* assign data */
        return *this;
    }
};
 
int main()
{
    R r;
}