Loki::LockingPtr< SharedObject, LockingPolicy, ConstPolicy > Class Template Reference

#include <LockingPtr.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

 LockingPtr (volatile ConstOrNotType &object, LockingPolicy &mutex)
 ~LockingPtr ()
 Destructor unlocks the mutex.
ConstOrNotType & operator * ()
 Star-operator dereferences pointer.
ConstOrNotType * operator-> ()
 Point-operator returns pointer to object.


Detailed Description

template<typename SharedObject, typename LockingPolicy = LOKI_DEFAULT_MUTEX, template< class > class ConstPolicy = LOKI_DEFAULT_CONSTNESS>
class Loki::LockingPtr< SharedObject, LockingPolicy, ConstPolicy >

Locks a volatile object and casts away volatility so that the object can be safely used in a single-threaded region of code. Original version of LockingPtr had only one template - for the shared object, but not the mutex type. This version allows users to specify a the mutex type as a LockingPolicy class. The only requirements for a LockingPolicy class are to provide Lock and Unlock methods.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<typename SharedObject, typename LockingPolicy = LOKI_DEFAULT_MUTEX, template< class > class ConstPolicy = LOKI_DEFAULT_CONSTNESS>
Loki::LockingPtr< SharedObject, LockingPolicy, ConstPolicy >::LockingPtr ( volatile ConstOrNotType &  object,
LockingPolicy &  mutex 
) [inline]

Constructor locks mutex associated with an object.

Parameters:
object Reference to object.
mutex Mutex used to control thread access to object.


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