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_ttimer)
       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)

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