DbEnv::mutex_free()
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## DbEnv::mutex_free()

    #include <db_cxx.h>

    int
    DbEnv::mutex_free(db_mutex_t mutex);

The `DbEnv::mutex_free()` method discards a mutex allocated by DbEnv::mutex_alloc().

The `DbEnv::mutex_free()` method may not be called before the DbEnv::open() method is called.

The `DbEnv::mutex_free()` method either returns a non-zero error value or throws an exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on failure, and returns 0 on success.

### Parameters

#### mutex

The mutex parameter is a mutex previously allocated by DbEnv::mutex_alloc().

### Errors

The `DbEnv::mutex_free()` method may fail and throw a DbException exception, encapsulating one of the following non-zero errors, or return one of the following non-zero errors:

#### EINVAL

An invalid flag value or parameter was specified.

### Class

DbEnv

### See Also

Mutex Methods

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