FX::FXReadWriteLock Class Reference

FXReadWriteLock allows multiple readers but only a single writer. More...

#include <FXReadWriteLock.h>

Public Member Functions
	FXReadWriteLock ()
	Initialize the read/write lock.
void	readLock ()
	Acquire read lock for read/write lock.
FXbool	tryReadLock ()
	Try to acquire read lock for read/write lock.
void	readUnlock ()
	Unlock read lock.
FXbool	readLocked ()
	Test if read locked.
void	writeLock ()
	Acquire write lock for read/write mutex.
FXbool	tryWriteLock ()
	Try to acquire write lock for read/write lock.
void	writeUnlock ()
	Unlock write mutex.
FXbool	writeLocked ()
	Test if write locked.
	~FXReadWriteLock ()
	Delete the read/write lock.

Detailed Description

FXReadWriteLock allows multiple readers but only a single writer.

FXReadWriteLock provides access to a shared region just like FXMutex, except that threads that just read from the shared variables are not excluding each other. When a thread tries to write, however, it can only proceed when no other writers or readers are present. Thus, data structures which are frequently inspected but rarely updated can be more effectively accessed with a read/write lock than with a mutex.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• /home/jeroen/FOX/fox/fox-1.7.85/include/FXReadWriteLock.h