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ost::Conditional Class Reference

A conditional variable sychcronization object for one to one and one to many signal and control events between processes. conditional. More...

#include <thread.h>

Inheritance diagram for ost::Conditional::

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Public Methods

 Conditional ()
 Create an instance of a conditional. More...

virtual ~Conditional ()
 Destroy the conditional. More...

void Signal (bool broadcast)
 Signal a conditional object and a waiting threads. More...

void Wait (timeout_t timer=0)
 Wait to be signaled from another thread. More...


Detailed Description

A conditional variable sychcronization object for one to one and one to many signal and control events between processes. conditional.

Conditional variables may wait for and receive signals to notify when to resume or perform operations. Multiple waiting threads may be woken with a broadcast signal.

Author:
David Sugar


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ost::Conditional::Conditional  
 

Create an instance of a conditional.

virtual ost::Conditional::~Conditional   [virtual]
 

Destroy the conditional.


Member Function Documentation

void ost::Conditional::Signal bool   broadcast
 

Signal a conditional object and a waiting threads.

Parameters:
broadcast   this signal to all waiting threads if true.

void ost::Conditional::Wait timeout_t   timer = 0
 

Wait to be signaled from another thread.


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