X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/54946cc95b8493fb092b6a508bf22a1cd6fa4693..e586908a653242acae7d0f4479c6c10a2a5458b5:/docs/latex/wx/semaphor.tex diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/semaphor.tex b/docs/latex/wx/semaphor.tex index 9691e18c0d..68da8177ec 100644 --- a/docs/latex/wx/semaphor.tex +++ b/docs/latex/wx/semaphor.tex @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ decrements the counter. As soon as it reaches $0$, any subsequent calls to counter becomes strictly positive again as the result of calling \helpref{Post}{wxsemaphorepost} which increments the counter. -In general, the semaphores are useful to restict access to a shared resource +In general, the semaphores are useful to restrict access to a shared resource which can only be accessed by some fixed number of clients at once. For example, when modeling a hotel reservation system a semaphore with the counter equal to the total number of available rooms could be created. Each time a room @@ -57,28 +57,78 @@ Destructor is not virtual, don't use this class polymorphically. \membersection{wxSemaphore::Post}\label{wxsemaphorepost} -\func{void}{Post}{\void} +\func{wxSemaError }{Post}{\void} + +Increments the semaphore count and signals one of the waiting +threads in an atomic way. Returns wxSEMA\_OVERFLOW if the count +would increase the counter past the maximum. + +\wxheading{Return value} + +One of: + +\twocolwidtha{7cm} +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_NO\_ERROR}}{There was no error.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_INVALID}}{Semaphore hasn't been initialized successfully.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_OVERFLOW}}{Post() would increase counter past the max.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_MISC\_ERROR}}{Miscellaneous error.} +\end{twocollist} -Increments the semaphore count and signals one of the waiting threads in an -atomic way. \membersection{wxSemaphore::TryWait}\label{wxsemaphoretrywait} -\func{bool}{TryWait}{\void} +\func{wxSemaError }{TryWait}{\void} + +Same as \helpref{Wait()}{wxsemaphorewait}, but returns immediately. + +\wxheading{Return value} + +One of: + +\twocolwidtha{7cm} +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_NO\_ERROR}}{There was no error.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_INVALID}}{Semaphore hasn't been initialized successfully.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_BUSY}}{Returned by TryWait() if Wait() would block, i.e. the count is zero.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_MISC\_ERROR}}{Miscellaneous error.} +\end{twocollist} -Same as \helpref{Wait()}{wxsemaphorewait}, but does not block, returns -{\tt TRUE} if the semaphore was successfully acquired and {\tt FALSE} if the -count is zero and it couldn't be done. \membersection{wxSemaphore::Wait}\label{wxsemaphorewait} -\func{void}{Wait}{\void} +\func{wxSemaError }{Wait}{\void} Wait indefinitely until the semaphore count becomes strictly positive and then decrement it and return. -\func{bool}{Wait}{\param{unsigned long }{timeout\_millis}} +\wxheading{Return value} + +One of: + +\twocolwidtha{7cm} +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_NO\_ERROR}}{There was no error.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_INVALID}}{Semaphore hasn't been initialized successfully.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_MISC\_ERROR}}{Miscellaneous error.} +\end{twocollist} + +\membersection{wxSemaphore::WaitTimeout}\label{wxsemaphorewaittimeout} + +\func{wxSemaError }{WaitTimeout}{\param{unsigned +long}{timeout\_millis}} + +Same as \helpref{Wait()}{wxsemaphorewait}, but with a timeout +limit. + +\wxheading{Return value} -Same as the version above, but with a timeout limit: returns {\tt TRUE} if the -semaphore was acquired and {\tt FALSE} if the timeout has ellapsed +One of: +\twocolwidtha{7cm} +\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_NO\_ERROR}}{There was no error.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_INVALID}}{Semaphore hasn't been initialized successfully.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_TIMEOUT}}{Timeout occurred without receiving semaphore.} +\twocolitem{{\bf wxSEMA\_MISC\_ERROR}}{Miscellaneous error.} +\end{twocollist}