NAME
ThreadLock - The ThreadLock class impliments a thread rwlock for optimal reader performance on systems which have rwlock support, and reverts to a simple mutex for those that do not. Posix rwlock extension for protected access.
SYNOPSIS
#include <thread.h>
Public Methods
ThreadLock ()
Create a process shared thread lock object. virtual ~ThreadLock ()
Destroy a process shared thread lock object. void readLock (void)
Aquire a read lock for the current object. void writeLock (void)
Aquire a write lock for the current object. bool tryReadLock (void)
Attempt read lock for current object. bool tryWriteLock (void)
Attempt write lock for current object. void unlock (void)
Release any held locks.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The ThreadLock class impliments a thread rwlock for optimal reader performance on systems which have rwlock support, and reverts to a simple mutex for those that do not. Posix rwlock extension for protected access.
Author: David Sugar <[email protected]>
CONSTRUCTOR & DESTRUCTOR DOCUMENTATION
ThreadLock::ThreadLock ()
Create a process shared thread lock object.
virtual ThreadLock::~ThreadLock () [virtual]
Destroy a process shared thread lock object.
MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION
void ThreadLock::readLock (void)
Aquire a read lock for the current object.
bool ThreadLock::tryReadLock (void)
Attempt read lock for current object.
Returns: true on success.
bool ThreadLock::tryWriteLock (void)
Attempt write lock for current object.
Returns: true on success.
void ThreadLock::unlock (void)
Release any held locks.
void ThreadLock::writeLock (void)
Aquire a write lock for the current object.
AUTHOR
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