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:

David Sugar [email protected] container for thread specific data storage.

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:

a unique void * for each execution context.

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:

- ptr to thread context specific data.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

friend class ThreadImpl [friend]

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