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ZThread::Mutex Class Reference

#include <Mutex.h>

Inheritance diagram for ZThread::Mutex::

List of all members.

Public Methods
	Mutex () throw (Synchronization_Exception)
virtual	~Mutex () throw ()
virtual void	acquire () throw (Synchronization_Exception)
virtual bool	tryAcquire (unsigned long) throw (Synchronization_Exception)
virtual void	release () throw (Synchronization_Exception)

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Detailed Description

Author:

Eric Crahen

Version:

1.5.0

Date:

07-31-2001

Basic MUTual EXclusion object. This mutex will perform checks before a wait is entered to see if the thread has been interrupted. However, once a thread is blocked by this mutex it can't be interrupted.

This classes behavoir is very similar to the CheckedMutex except that it will not check for deadlock.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Mutex ( ) throw (Synchronization_Exception)

Allocate a new mutex Exceptions: Initialization_Exception   - thrown if there are not enough available resources

~Mutex ( ) throw () [virtual]

Destroy this Mutex object

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Member Function Documentation

void acquire ( ) throw (Synchronization_Exception) [virtual]

Acquire a lock on this mutex. Acquiring this mutex twice will result in deadlock. Exceptions: Interrupted_Exception   Unexpected_Exception   Synchronization_Exception   - error with the underlying synchronization mechanisms Reimplemented from ZThread::Lockable.

void release ( ) throw (Synchronization_Exception) [virtual]

Release a lock held on this mutex. Once released, another thread may acquire the mutex. Exceptions: Synchronization_Exception   Reimplemented from ZThread::Lockable.

bool tryAcquire ( unsigned long timeout ) throw (Synchronization_Exception) [virtual]

Acquire a lock on this mutex. Acquiring this mutex twice will result in deadlock. Parameters: unsigned   long - spend no more than given amount of time waiting for the mutex Returns: true if the mutex was acquire in time, false if not Exceptions: Interrupted_Exception   Unexpected_Exception   Synchronization_Exception   - error with the underlying synchronization mechanisms Parameters: timeout   Reimplemented from ZThread::Lockable.

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

• Mutex.h

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