-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Code within that accesses shared static or global data should
-// should instantiate a Mutex object while doing so. You should make your own
-// private mutex where possible.
-
-// For example:
-//
-// UMutex myMutex;
-//
-// void Function(int arg1, int arg2)
-// {
-// static Object* foo; // Shared read-write object
-// Mutex mutex(&myMutex); // or no args for the global lock
-// foo->Method();
-// // When 'mutex' goes out of scope and gets destroyed here, the lock is released
-// }
-//
-// Note: Do NOT use the form 'Mutex mutex();' as that merely forward-declares a function
-// returning a Mutex. This is a common mistake which silently slips through the
-// compiler!!
-//
+/**
+ * Mutex is a helper class for convenient locking and unlocking of a UMutex.
+ *
+ * Creating a local scope Mutex will lock a UMutex, holding the lock until the Mutex
+ * goes out of scope.
+ *
+ * If no UMutex is specified, the ICU global mutex is implied.
+ *
+ * For example:
+ *
+ * UMutex *myMutex() {
+ * static UMutex *m = STATIC_NEW(UMutex);
+ * return m;
+ * }
+ *
+ * void Function(int arg1, int arg2)
+ * {
+ * static Object* foo; // Shared read-write object
+ * Mutex mutex(myMutex()); // or no args for the global lock
+ * foo->Method();
+ * // When 'mutex' goes out of scope and gets destroyed here, the lock is released
+ * }
+ *
+ * Note: Do NOT use the form 'Mutex mutex();' as that merely forward-declares a function
+ * returning a Mutex. This is a common mistake which silently slips through the
+ * compiler!!
+ */