What are 'interthread synchronization methods'? Any small example?
cheers
Neil
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From: "Ehsan Akhgari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 7:06 AM
Subject: RE: [msvc] Best way of accessing functions..
> > Hi Ehsan ,
> > Thanks for the below.
> >
> > If for example I have a global class :
> >
> > CExample List;
> >
> > void CExample ::Increase()
> > {
> > m_Variable++; //this is variable declared in header
> > if(m_Variable==20)
> > AfxMessageBox("reached..");
> > }
> >
> > void CExample ::SetValue(int Value)
> > {
> > m_Variable=Value;
> > }
> >
> > The above is just an example, but if my main thread was accessing
> > Increase(), and the OnTimer() called Clear(), it seems possible for
> > the m_Variable to access the variable the during the Increase routine
> > from my main thread. I want to make sure only 1 function is accessed
> > at a time,
>
> The OnTimer( ) handlers do *not* interrupt the GUI thread execution.
> They're called as part of the message looping, and no such reentrancy
> can occur. Of course if CExample objects are accessed from outside the
> GUI thread, then you should use normal interthread synchronization
> methods.
>
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