Channel< T > Class Template Reference

Channels can be used for micorthreads to communicate. More...

#include <channel_decls.h>

Inheritance diagram for Channel< T >:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	Channel (ChannelManager &m)
	Channel constructor.
void	send (T data)
	Sends a message to this channel.
T	receive ()
	Receives the next (chronological) message from this channel.
bool	isempty () const
	Checks whether there are messages waiting to be delivered.

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Detailed Description

template<class T>
class Channel< T >

Channels can be used for micorthreads to communicate.

They must be registered with a ChannelManager.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class T>

Channel< T >::Channel

(

ChannelManager &

m

)

[inline]

Channel constructor.

Parameters:

m

is the ChannelManager to register with.

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Member Function Documentation

template<class T>

void Channel< T >::send

(

T

data

)

Sends a message to this channel.

Any microthread may invoke this method at any time.

Parameters:

data

is the message to be sent

template<class T>

T Channel< T >::receive

(

)

Receives the next (chronological) message from this channel.

Only the microthread owning the corresponding manager may invoke this method.

Returns:

the message

template<class T>

bool Channel< T >::isempty

(

)

const [inline]

Checks whether there are messages waiting to be delivered.

This operation is not locked as it is used internally.

Returns:

true if there are no messages waiting

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

• channel_decls.h
• channel.h

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