MipBaselib::EnhancedMutEx Class Reference

Provides to another resource class, enanched MutEx capability. More...

#include <Thread.h>

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Public Member Functions
	EnhancedMutEx ()
	Default constructor.
bool	askExclusiveAccess (Time timeout)
	Aks to use the resources.
void	leaveExclusiveAccess ()
	Release the resource.
bool	allowed (void)
	Says if the thread is allowed to use the resource or not.
string	print ()
	Print.

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Detailed Description

Provides to another resource class, enanched MutEx capability.

Author:

Antonio Franchi

Note:

It does not allow to effectively use a method of the resource class without a locking, and allow to use more than a method of the resource class without interrupts.

For example see the toys example below.

It does NOT work with shared memory among processes.

Examples:

exampleThread.cpp.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

MipBaselib::EnhancedMutEx::EnhancedMutEx

(

)

Default constructor.

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Member Function Documentation

bool MipBaselib::EnhancedMutEx::askExclusiveAccess

(

Time

timeout

)

Aks to use the resources.

Returns:

true if the resource can be used, false otherwise.

Note:

If it returns true it must be called a leaveExclusiveAccess() when read/write is completed.

void MipBaselib::EnhancedMutEx::leaveExclusiveAccess

(

)

Release the resource.

Note:

bool MipBaselib::EnhancedMutEx::allowed

(

void

)

[inline]

Says if the thread is allowed to use the resource or not.

Note:

Prompt a warning.

It must be called at the begin of every method of the MutExed resource.

string MipBaselib::EnhancedMutEx::print

(

)

Print.

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

• baselib/Thread/Thread.h
• baselib/Thread/Thread.cpp