lock::operator bool
Operator for using lock in a conditional expression.
operator bool();
Return Value
true if a lock is held, false otherwise.
Remarks
This operator actually converts to _detail_class::_safe_bool which is safer than bool because it cannot be converted to an integral type.
Example
This example uses a single instance of a class across multiple threads. The class uses a lock on itself to ensure that accesses to its internal data are consistent for each thread. The main application thread uses a lock on the same instance of the class to periodically check to see if any worker threads still exist, and waits to exit until all worker threads have completed their tasks.
// msl_lock_op_bool.cpp
// compile with: /clr
#include <msclr/lock.h>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace msclr;
ref class CounterClass {
private:
int Counter;
public:
property int ThreadCount;
// function called by multiple threads, use lock to keep Counter consistent
// for each thread
void UseCounter() {
try {
lock l(this); // wait infinitely
Console::WriteLine("In thread {0}, Counter = {1}", Thread::CurrentThread->ManagedThreadId,
Counter);
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i+) {
Counter++;
Thread::Sleep(10);
}
Console::WriteLine("In thread {0}, Counter = {1}", Thread::CurrentThread->ManagedThreadId,
Counter);
Counter = 0;
// lock is automatically released when it goes out of scope and its destructor is called
}
catch (...) {
Console::WriteLine("Couldn't acquire lock!");
}
ThreadCount--;
}
};
int main() {
// create a few threads to contend for access to the shared data
CounterClass^ cc = gcnew CounterClass;
array<Thread^>^ tarr = gcnew array<Thread^>(5);
ThreadStart^ startDelegate = gcnew ThreadStart(cc, &CounterClass::UseCounter);
for (int i = 0; i < tarr->Length; i+) {
tarr[i] = gcnew Thread(startDelegate);
cc->ThreadCount++;
tarr[i]->Start();
}
// keep our main thread alive until all worker threads have completed
lock l(cc, lock_later); // don't lock now, just create the object
while (true) {
l.try_acquire(50); // try to acquire lock, don't throw an exception if can't
if (l) { // use bool operator to check for lock
if (0 == cc->ThreadCount) {
Console::WriteLine("All threads completed.");
break; // all threads are gone, exit while
}
else {
Console::WriteLine("{0} threads exist, continue waiting...", cc->ThreadCount);
l.release(); // some threads exist, let them do their work
}
}
}
}
In thread 3, Counter = 0 In thread 3, Counter = 10 In thread 5, Counter = 0 In thread 5, Counter = 10 In thread 7, Counter = 0 In thread 7, Counter = 10 In thread 4, Counter = 0 In thread 4, Counter = 10 In thread 6, Counter = 0 In thread 6, Counter = 10 All threads completed.
Requirements
Header file <msclr\lock.h>
Namespace msclr