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date: 2020-09-18
id: 56a802e2-3871-4746-aec4-fa4bdae4d4fd
title: Golang Mutex
---
# Description
[Mutex](https://golang.org/pkg/sync/#Mutex) allows up to add locks to
our data so it can be accessed safely in a concurrent manner. While
locked other threads can't access the data. `Mutexes` should generally
be used for [managing
state](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/MutexOrChannel).
# Syntax
``` go
type Counter struct {
mu sync.Mutex
value int
}
func (c *Counter) Inc() {
c.mu.Lock()
defer c.mu.Unlock()
c.value++
}
func (c *Counter) Value() int {
return c.value
}
func NewCounter() *Counter {
return &Counter{}
}
```