WaitCondition Class Reference

Conditional thread suspension and resumption. More...

#include <cc/WaitCondition>

Public Member Functions
	WaitCondition ()
	Create a new wait condition.
void	wait (Mutex &mutex)
	Wait for a certain condition.
bool	waitUntil (double time, Mutex &mutex)
	Wait for a certain condition for a limited time.
void	signal ()
	Wake up one waiting thread.
void	broadcast ()
	Wake up all waiting threads.

Detailed Description

Conditional thread suspension and resumption.

Exceptions

SystemError

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

WaitCondition()

WaitCondition

(

)

Create a new wait condition.

Member Function Documentation

wait()

void wait

(

Mutex &

mutex

)

Wait for a certain condition.

Parameters

mutex

Mutex protecting the condition state

waitUntil()

bool waitUntil	(	double	time,
		Mutex &	mutex )

Wait for a certain condition for a limited time.

Parameters

time	Seconds elapsed since the begin of Epoch
mutex	Mutex protecting the condition state

See also

System::now()

signal()

void signal

(

)

Wake up one waiting thread.

Todo

rename to "notifyOne"

broadcast()

void broadcast

(

)

Wake up all waiting threads.

Todo

rename to "notifyAll"