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PR_CExitMonitor
===============
Decrement the entry count associated with a cached monitor.
Syntax
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.. code::
#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 :ref:`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
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Using the value specified in the address parameter to find a monitor in
the monitor cache, :ref:`PR_CExitMonitor` decrements the entry count
associated with the monitor. If the decremented entry count is zero, the
monitor is exited.