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/*=========================================================================
 *
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 *  Copyright (c) Ken Martin, Will Schroeder, Bill Lorensen
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#ifndef __itkMutexLockHolder_h
#define __itkMutexLockHolder_h

#include "itkMacro.h"

namespace itk
{
/** \class MutexLockHolder
 *  \brief A container to store a Mutex.
 *
 * \ingroup ITKCommon
 */
template< typename TMutex >
class MutexLockHolder
{
public:
  typedef TMutex Mutex;
  MutexLockHolder(Mutex & mutex):m_Mutex(mutex)
  {
    m_Mutex.Lock();
  }

  ~MutexLockHolder()
  {
    m_Mutex.Unlock();
  }

protected:
  Mutex & m_Mutex;
};
} //end itk namespace

#endif
