System::AutoEvent Class Reference

Syncronization object. More...

#include <B2BITS_AutoEvent.h>

Public Member Functions
	AutoEvent (bool signaled=false)
	Default constructor.
void	reset ()
	Sets the state of the event to nonsignaled, causing waiting threads to block.
void	set ()
	Sets the state of the event to signaled, allowing one or more waiting threads to proceed.
void	wait ()
	Blocks the current thread until event is set to signaled state After method return event is automatically set to nonsignaled state.
bool	wait (unsigned int msec)
	Blocks the current thread until event is set to signaled state or timeout.
virtual	~AutoEvent ()
	Destructor.

Protected Attributes
pthread_cond_t	cond_
pthread_mutex_t	mutex_
volatile int	signaled_

Detailed Description

Syncronization object.

Notifies a waiting thread that an event has occurred.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

AutoEvent()

System::AutoEvent::AutoEvent ( bool signaled = false )

explicit

Default constructor.

~AutoEvent()

virtual System::AutoEvent::~AutoEvent ( )

virtual

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

reset()

void System::AutoEvent::reset

(

)

Sets the state of the event to nonsignaled, causing waiting threads to block.

set()

void System::AutoEvent::set

(

)

Sets the state of the event to signaled, allowing one or more waiting threads to proceed.

wait() [1/2]

void System::AutoEvent::wait

(

)

Blocks the current thread until event is set to signaled state After method return event is automatically set to nonsignaled state.

wait() [2/2]

bool System::AutoEvent::wait

(

unsigned int

msec

)

Blocks the current thread until event is set to signaled state or timeout.

If method returns true, event is automatically set to nonsignaled state.

Returns

true if event is set to signaled state; false if time is out.

Member Data Documentation

cond_

pthread_cond_t System::AutoEvent::cond_

protected

mutex_

pthread_mutex_t System::AutoEvent::mutex_

protected

signaled_

volatile int System::AutoEvent::signaled_

protected