BloombergLP::bslmt::ThreadUtilImpl<Platform::PosixThreads>::getSpecific

Return the calling thread's value associated with the specified key.

Synopsis

Declared in <bslmt_threadutilimpl_pthread.h>

static
void*
getSpecific(Key const& key);

Description

Return the value associated with the specified thread-specific key. Note that if the key is not valid, a value of zero is returned, which is indistinguishable from a valid key with a 0 value.

Return Value

the thread-local value associated with key

Parameters

NameDescription
keyprocess-wide thread-local key to query