using System;

using System.Threading;

namespace MutexDemo

{

    public class Program

    {

        private static Mutex mutex = new Mutex();

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        public static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            //Create multiple threads to understand Mutex

            for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++)

            {

                Thread threadObject = new Thread(MutexDemo)

                {

                    Name = "Thread " + i

                };

                threadObject.Start();

            }

        }

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        //Method to implement syncronization using Mutex  

        static void MutexDemo()

        {

            Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentThread.Name + " Wants to Enter Critical Section for processing");

                //Blocks  the current thread until the current WaitOne method receives a signal 

                //Wait until it is safe to enter

                if (mutex.WaitOne())

                {

                    try

                    {

                    Console.WriteLine("Success:       " + Thread.CurrentThread.Name + " is processing now");

                    Thread.Sleep(1000);

                    Console.WriteLine("Exit:          " + Thread.CurrentThread.Name + " is completed !");

                    }

                    finally

                    {

                    //Call the ReleaseMutex method to unblock so that other threads can enter  

                    mutex.ReleaseMutex();

                    Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentThread.Name + " has released the mutex");

                    }

                }

                else

                {

                    Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentThread.Name + " will not acquire the mutex");

                }

            }

        }

    }