class Event

Thread synchornization on event notification. More...

Definition#include <thread.h>
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The Event class implements a feature originally found in the WIN32 API; event notification. A target thread waits on a resetable Event, and one or more other threads can then signal the waiting thread to resume execution. A timeout can be used to specify a wait duration in milliseconds. The Event class must be reset before it can be used again as a trigger.

void Reset (void)

Once signaled, the Event class must be "reset" before responding to a new signal.

See also: Signal

void Signal (void)

Signal the event for the waiting thread.

bool Wait (timeout_t timer = 0)

Wait either for the event to be signaled by another thread or for the specified timeout duration.

Parameters:
timertimeout in milliseconds to wait for a signal.

Returns: true if signaled, false if timed out.

See also: Signal