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e14743d1 1.TH "SDL_SemPost" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00" "SDL" "SDL API Reference"
2.SH "NAME"
3SDL_SemPost \- Unlock a semaphore\&.
4.SH "SYNOPSIS"
5.PP
6\fB#include "SDL\&.h"
7#include "SDL_thread\&.h"
8.sp
9\fBint \fBSDL_SemPost\fP\fR(\fBSDL_sem *sem\fR);
10.SH "DESCRIPTION"
11.PP
12\fBSDL_SemPost\fP unlocks the semaphore pointed to by \fBsem\fR and atomically increments the semaphores value\&. Threads that were blocking on the semaphore may be scheduled after this call succeeds\&.
13.PP
14\fBSDL_SemPost\fP should be called after a semaphore is locked by a successful call to \fISDL_SemWait\fR, \fISDL_SemTryWait\fR or \fISDL_SemWaitTimeout\fR\&.
15.SH "RETURN VALUE"
16.PP
17Returns \fB0\fR if successful or \fB-1\fR if there was an error (leaving the semaphore unchanged)\&.
18.SH "EXAMPLES"
19.PP
20.PP
21.nf
22\f(CWSDL_SemPost(my_sem);\fR
23.fi
24.PP
25.SH "SEE ALSO"
26.PP
27\fI\fBSDL_CreateSemaphore\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_DestroySemaphore\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemWait\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemTryWait\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemWaitTimeout\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemValue\fP\fR
28.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00