NAME¶

ost::ThreadKey - This class allows the creation of a thread context unique 'pointer' that can be set and retrieved and can be used to create thread specific data areas for implementing 'thread safe' library routines.

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <thread.h>

Public Member Functions¶

ThreadKey () Create a unique thread specific container. virtual ~ThreadKey () Destroy a thread specific container and any contents reserved. void * getKey (void) Get the value of the pointer for the thread specific data container. void setKey (void *) Set the value of the pointer for the current thread specific execution context.

Friends¶

class ThreadImpl

Detailed Description¶

This class allows the creation of a thread context unique 'pointer' that can be set and retrieved and can be used to create thread specific data areas for implementing 'thread safe' library routines. Finally, Common C++ supports a thread-safe 'AtomicCounter' class. This can often be used for reference counting without having to protect the counter with a separate Mutex counter. This lends to lighter-weight code. Author:

Constructor & Destructor Documentation¶

ost::ThreadKey::ThreadKey ()¶

Create a unique thread specific container.

virtual ost::ThreadKey::~ThreadKey () [virtual]¶

Destroy a thread specific container and any contents reserved.

Member Function Documentation¶

void* ost::ThreadKey::getKey (void)¶

Get the value of the pointer for the thread specific data container. A unique pointer can be set for each execution context. Returns:

void ost::ThreadKey::setKey (void *)¶

Set the value of the pointer for the current thread specific execution context. This can be used to store thread context specific data. Parameters:

Friends And Related Function Documentation¶

friend class ThreadImpl [friend]¶

Author¶

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