FX::FXCondition Class Reference

A condition allows one or more threads to synchronize to an event. More...

#include <FXThread.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	FXCondition ()
void	wait (FXMutex &mtx)
FXbool	wait (FXMutex &mtx, FXuint ms)
void	signal ()
void	broadcast ()
	~FXCondition ()

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Detailed Description

A condition allows one or more threads to synchronize to an event.

When a thread calls wait, the associated mutex is unlocked while the thread is blocked. When the condition becomes signalled, the associated mutex is locked and the thread(s) are reawakened.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

FX::FXCondition::FXCondition (   )

Initialize the condition.

FX::FXCondition::~FXCondition (   )

Delete the condition.

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Member Function Documentation

void FX::FXCondition::wait (  FXMutex &  mtx  )

Wait until condition becomes signalled, using given mutex, which must already have been locked prior to this call.

FXbool FX::FXCondition::wait (  FXMutex &  mtx, FXuint  ms )

Wait until condition becomes signalled, using given mutex, which must already have been locked prior to this call. Returns TRUE if successful, FALSE if timeout occurred.

void FX::FXCondition::signal (   )

Wake or unblock a single blocked thread.

void FX::FXCondition::broadcast (   )

Wake or unblock all blocked threads.

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