Semaphore Class Reference

A synchronization primitive for multithreaded applications. Multiple Get() method calls from one process will deadlock the calling process, this is the main difference from Mutex. More...

#include <Semaphore.h>

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Classes
class	Scoped_Lock
	Semaphore is acquired on Scoped_Lock construction and released on destruction. More...
Public Member Functions
	Semaphore ()
	Constructor, creates unnamed semaphore object.
unsigned int	Get (unsigned int timeout=INFINITE)
	Gets the semaphore. If it is not free then waits (blocking) for specified timeout and either gets the semaphore or returns an error. If no error was encountered returns 0.
unsigned int	Release ()
	Releases the semaphore allowing other threads to access the mutex-protected resource.

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Detailed Description

A synchronization primitive for multithreaded applications. Multiple Get() method calls from one process will deadlock the calling process, this is the main difference from Mutex.