NAME

       ost::Event - The Event class implements a feature originally found in the WIN32 API; event
       notification.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <thread.h>

   Public Member Functions
       Event ()
       virtual ~Event ()
       void reset (void)
           Once signaled, the Event class must be 'reset' before responding to a new signal.
       void signal (void)
           Signal the event for the waiting thread.
       bool wait (timeout_t timer)
           Wait either for the event to be signaled by another thread or for the specified
           timeout duration.
       bool wait (void)

Detailed Description

       The Event class implements a feature originally found in the WIN32 API; event
       notification.

       A target thread waits on a resetable Event, and one or more other threads can then signal
       the waiting thread to resume execution. A timeout can be used to specify a wait duration
       in milliseconds. The Event class must be reset before it can be used again as a trigger.
       These event objects use a trigger/reset mechanism and are related to low level conditional
       variables.

       Author
           : David Sugar dyfet@ostel.com

       Thread synchornization on event notification.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

   ost::Event::Event ()
   virtual ost::Event::~Event () [virtual]

Member Function Documentation

   void ost::Event::reset (void)
       Once signaled, the Event class must be 'reset' before responding to a new signal.

       See also
           signal

   void ost::Event::signal (void)
       Signal the event for the waiting thread.

   bool ost::Event::wait (timeout_t timer)
       Wait either for the event to be signaled by another thread or for the specified timeout
       duration.

       See also
           signal

       Returns
           true if signaled, false if timed out.

       Parameters
           timer timeout in milliseconds to wait for a signal.

   bool ost::Event::wait (void)

Author

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