5.11 The STREAMS module
stream-lock-setter
Open generic function
Summary
Sets a lock on a stream.
Signature
stream-lock-setter stream lock => lock
Arguments
- stream
- An instance of
<stream>. - lock
- An instance of
<lock>, or#f.
Values
- lock
- An instance of
<lock>, or#f.
Library
io
Module
streams
Description
Sets lock for the specified stream. If lock is #f, then the lock on stream is freed. You can use this function in conjunction with stream-lock to implement a basic stream locking facility. For full details on the <lock> class, see the documentation on the Threads library in the Core Features and Mathematics manual.