[#BloombergLP-bsls-BslLockGuard-release] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bsls.adoc[bsls]::xref:BloombergLP/bsls/BslLockGuard.adoc[BslLockGuard]::release :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Release from management, with no effect, the object currently managed by this guard, if any. Note that `unlock` is _not_ called on the managed object upon its release. == Synopsis Declared in `<bsls_bsllock.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- void release(); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#