The Mutex class in C# is a synchronization primitive that can also be used for interprocess synchronization.
Let us see how to create a new Mutex.
private static Mutex m = new Mutex();
Let us now see how to initialize a new instance of the Mutex class with a Boolean value.
private static Mutex m = new Mutex(true);
Now let us see how to initialize a new instance of the Mutex class with a Boolean value and the name of the Mutex.
using System; using System.Threading; public class Demo { public static void Main() { Mutex mt = new Mutex(false, "NewMutex"); Console.WriteLine("Waiting for the Mutex."); mt.WaitOne(); Console.WriteLine("Owner of the mutex. " + "ENTER is to be pressed to release the mutexand exit."); Console.ReadLine(); mt.ReleaseMutex(); } }
Waiting for the Mutex. Owner of the mutex. ENTER is to be pressed to release the mutex and exit.