[#BloombergLP-bsls-BslLockImpl_pthread-unlock]
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Release the lock on this object&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bsls&lowbar;bsllockimpl&lowbar;pthread&period;h&gt;`

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void
unlock();
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== Description

Release the lock on this object that was previously acquired through a call to `lock`, enabling another thread to acquire the lock&period; The behavior is undefined unless the calling thread holds the lock on this object&period;


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