RTT::os::MutexTimedLock Class Reference

A MutexTimedLock locks a Mutex object on construction and if successful, unlocks it on destruction of the MutexTimedLock. If the lock can not be acquired within the user provided time limit, the attempt is aborted. Use isSuccessful() to check whether the attempt succeeded. More...

#include <MutexLock.hpp>

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Public Member Functions
bool	isSuccessful ()
	MutexTimedLock (MutexInterface &mutex, Seconds timeout)
	~MutexTimedLock ()
Protected Member Functions
	MutexTimedLock ()
Protected Attributes
MutexInterface *	_mutex
Private Attributes
bool	successful

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Detailed Description

A MutexTimedLock locks a Mutex object on construction and if successful, unlocks it on destruction of the MutexTimedLock. If the lock can not be acquired within the user provided time limit, the attempt is aborted. Use isSuccessful() to check whether the attempt succeeded.

Definition at line 146 of file MutexLock.hpp.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

RTT::os::MutexTimedLock::MutexTimedLock	(	MutexInterface &	mutex,
		Seconds	timeout
	)		[inline]

Lock a Mutex object, but don't block longer than a specified timeout.

Parameters:

mutex	The Mutex which should be attempted to be locked
timeout	The maximum time to wait in seconds.

Definition at line 158 of file MutexLock.hpp.

RTT::os::MutexTimedLock::~MutexTimedLock

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[inline]

Releases, if any, a lock on the previously try-locked Mutex

Definition at line 176 of file MutexLock.hpp.

RTT::os::MutexTimedLock::MutexTimedLock

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[inline, protected]

Definition at line 188 of file MutexLock.hpp.

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Member Function Documentation

bool RTT::os::MutexTimedLock::isSuccessful

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[inline]

Return if the locking of the Mutex was succesfull

Returns:

true when the Mutex is locked

Definition at line 168 of file MutexLock.hpp.

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Member Data Documentation

MutexInterface* RTT::os::MutexTimedLock::_mutex [protected]

The Mutex to lock and unlock

Definition at line 186 of file MutexLock.hpp.

bool RTT::os::MutexTimedLock::successful [private]

Stores the state of success

Definition at line 196 of file MutexLock.hpp.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• MutexLock.hpp