< NSPR API Reference < Cached Monitors
Decrement the entry count associated with a cached monitor.
Syntax
#include <prcmon.h>
PRStatus PR_CExitMonitor(void *address);
Parameters
The function has the following parameters:
address
- The address of the protected object--the same address previously passed to
PR_CEnterMonitor.
Returns
The function returns one of the following values:
- If successful,
PR_SUCCESS.
- If unsuccessful,
PR_FAILURE. This may indicate that the address parameter is invalid or that the calling thread is not in the monitor.
Description
Using the value specified in the address parameter to find a monitor in the monitor cache, PR_CExitMonitor decrements the entry count associated with the monitor. If the decremented entry count is zero, the monitor is exited.
