[#BloombergLP-bslmt-ReaderWriterMutex-unlock]
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Release the lock that the calling thread holds on this mutex&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bslmt&lowbar;readerwritermutex&period;h&gt;`

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void
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== Description

The behavior is undefined unless the calling thread currently has a lock on this mutex&period;


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