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FX::FXCondition Class Reference

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

#include <FXThread.h>

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Public Member Functions

FXCondition ()

void wait (FXMutex &mtx)

FXbool wait (FXMutex &mtx, FXlong nsec)

void signal ()

void broadcast ()

~FXCondition ()

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 signaled, the associated mutex is locked and the thread(s) are reawakened.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

FX::FXCondition::FXCondition ( )

Initialize the condition.

FX::FXCondition::~FXCondition ( )

Delete the condition.

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,

FXlong nsec

)

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. Note that the wait-time is specified in nanoseconds since the Epoch (Jan 1, 1970).

void FX::FXCondition::signal ( )

Wake or unblock a single blocked thread.

void FX::FXCondition::broadcast ( )

Wake or unblock all blocked threads.


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