System Template

release()

Call this method to release a semaphore that was allocated using rb.semaphore.lock

Syntax

number = rb.semaphore.release(semaphoreName, ownershipID)

Parameters

The 'release' method takes 2 parameters:

Results

The 'release' method returns number:

Remarks

This method will attempt to release a semaphore locked with rb.semaphore.lock. The 'ownershipID' oacts like a key. It must match the ownership ID returned from rb.semaphore.lock to the Presentation Engine instance that successfully locked the semaphore.

Example

          var key = rb.semaphore,lock('my semaphore', 60, 'Locking page access');
          if (key!=null) {
            // Do critical work here
            rb.semaphore.release('my semaphore', key);
          }