This class controls the release of threads from a common synchronization point.
Declared in <bslmt_sluice.h>
class Sluice;One or more threads may "enter" a Sluice object, and then wait to be released. Either one waiting thread (via the signalOne method), or all waiting threads (via the signalAll method), may be signaled for release. In any case, Sluice provides a guarantee against starvation.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Unnamed enum | Status codes for timed wait operations. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Sluice [constructor] | Constructors |
~Sluice [destructor] | Destroy this sluice. |
clockType | Return the clock type used for timeouts. |
enter | Enter this sluice and return a token on which to wait. |
signalAll | Signal all threads that have entered this sluice and have not yet been released. |
signalOne | Signal one thread that has entered this sluice and has not yet been released. |
timedWait | Wait for token to be signaled, or until absTime expires. |
wait | Wait for the specified token to be signaled and release it. |