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instance method

Thread::Mutex#try_lock

() -> bool

mutex.try_lock → true or false

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-4.1.0-preview1/thread_sync.rb, line 369
def try_lock
  Primitive.rb_mut_trylock
end

Attempts to obtain the lock and returns immediately. Returns true if the lock was granted.

See also #synchronize #unlock #sleep also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1