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kSemaphore Class Reference

Description

Represents a semaphore.

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Public Member Functions

kAlloc kObject_Alloc (kObject object)
 Gets the memory allocator associated with this object. More...
 
kStatus kObject_Clone (kObject *object, kObject source, kAlloc allocator)
 Constructs a new object by copying an existing object, including any aggregated child elements. More...
 
kStatus kObject_Destroy (kObject object)
 Destroys the object. More...
 
kStatus kObject_Dispose (kObject object)
 Destroys the object and any aggregated child elements. More...
 
kBool kObject_Equals (kObject object, kObject other)
 Determines whether the object is equal to another object. More...
 
kSize kObject_HashCode (kObject object)
 Gets a hash code representing the state of this object. More...
 
kBool kObject_Is (kObject object, kType type)
 Determines whether this object is an instance of the specified type. More...
 
kBool kObject_IsShared (kObject object)
 Reports whether the object is currently shared (reference count greater than one). More...
 
kStatus kObject_SetPool (kObject object, kObjectPool pool)
 Sets the object pool associated with this object. More...
 
kStatus kObject_Share (kObject object)
 Increments the reference count associated with this object. More...
 
kSize kObject_Size (kObject object)
 Estimates the memory consumed by this object, including any aggregated child elements. More...
 
kType kObject_Type (kObject object)
 Returns the type of the object. More...
 
kStatus kSemaphore_Construct (kSemaphore *semaphore, kSize initialCount, kAlloc allocator)
 Constructs a semaphore object. More...
 
kStatus kSemaphore_Post (kSemaphore semaphore)
 Increments the semaphore. More...
 
kStatus kSemaphore_Wait (kSemaphore semaphore, k64u timeout)
 Waits until the semaphore can be decremented or the timeout interval has elapsed. More...
 

Member Function Documentation

kAlloc kObject_Alloc ( kObject  object)
inherited

Gets the memory allocator associated with this object.

Most objects are constructed with an allocator, which is used to allocate the memory required by the object. Objects retain a reference to this allocator to enable further allocations and to free memory when the object is destroyed.

Parameters
objectObject.
Returns
Memory allocator.
See also
kAlloc, kObject_Alloc_
kStatus kObject_Clone ( kObject object,
kObject  source,
kAlloc  allocator 
)
inherited

Constructs a new object by copying an existing object, including any aggregated child elements.

If the source object is an object collection (e.g. kArrayList<kString>), any aggregated child objects are also cloned. In this case, the kObject_Dispose method can be used to free the cloned collection and its associated elements.

This method will fail if the source object (or an aggregated child element) does not support cloning.

Parameters
objectReceives the constructed object.
sourceSource object.
allocatorMemory allocator (or kNULL for default).
Returns
Operation status.
See also
kObject_Dispose
kStatus kObject_Destroy ( kObject  object)
inherited

Destroys the object.

The kObject_Destroy method destroys the object itself and any resources that are owned by the object. See Object Destruction for more information.

When an object is destroyed (or disposed), its reference count is decremented. The object is only truly destroyed when the reference count reaches zero. See Reference Counting for more information.

Parameters
objectObject (or kNULL).
Returns
Operation status.
See also
Object Destruction, Reference Counting
kStatus kObject_Dispose ( kObject  object)
inherited

Destroys the object and any aggregated child elements.

The kObject_Dispose method destroys the object itself, any resources that are owned by the object, and if the object represents a collection of objects, any child objects in the collection. See Object Destruction for more information.

When an object is destroyed (or disposed), its reference count is decremented. The object is only truly destroyed when the reference count reaches zero. See Reference Counting for more information.

Parameters
objectObject (or kNULL).
Returns
Operation status.
See also
Object Destruction, Reference Counting
kBool kObject_Equals ( kObject  object,
kObject  other 
)
inherited

Determines whether the object is equal to another object.

By default, objects are compared by reference; objects are considered equal if the given handles refer to the same object instance. However, some classes override the Equals method to provide a more meaningful comparison (e.g. kString).

Parameters
objectObject.
otherObject for comparison.
Returns
kTRUE if the objects are equal.
kSize kObject_HashCode ( kObject  object)
inherited

Gets a hash code representing the state of this object.

By default, objects return a hash code based on the object handle value. However, some classes override the HashCode method to provide a more useful hash (e.g. kString).

Parameters
objectObject.
Returns
Hash code.
kBool kObject_Is ( kObject  object,
kType  type 
)
inherited

Determines whether this object is an instance of the specified type.

This function compares the type of this object with the given type. An object is considered to be an instance of a given type if a) the type represents a class and this object inherits from (or instantiates) that class, or b) the type represents an interface and this object implements the interface.

Parameters
objectObject.
typeType.
Returns
kTRUE if the object is of the specified type; otherwise kFALSE.
See also
kObject_Is_, kType_Is
kBool kObject_IsShared ( kObject  object)
inherited

Reports whether the object is currently shared (reference count greater than one).

Objects are initialized with a reference count of one. The kObject_Share method can be used to increment the reference count. The kObject_Destroy and kObject_Dispose methods decrease the reference count, and when the reference count reaches zero, the object is actually destroyed/disposed.

This method can be used to determine if the reference count of an object is currently greater than one.

This method is thread-safe.

Parameters
objectObject.
Returns
kTRUE if the object is shared; kFALSE otherwise.
See also
Reference Counting, kObject_Share
kStatus kObject_SetPool ( kObject  object,
kObjectPool  pool 
)
inherited

Sets the object pool associated with this object.

Object pools can be used to implement custom lifecycle management. If an object has an assigned pool, then the kObjectPool_Reclaim method will be called just prior to destruction, to provide an opportunity for the object to be reclaimed.

Parameters
objectObject.
poolPool object (or kNULL to clear the pool assignment).
Returns
Operation status.
kStatus kObject_Share ( kObject  object)
inherited

Increments the reference count associated with this object.

This method is thread-safe.

Parameters
objectObject.
Returns
Operation status.
See also
reference-counting
kSize kObject_Size ( kObject  object)
inherited

Estimates the memory consumed by this object, including any aggregated child elements.

This method can be optionally overridden by kObject-derived classes to report the amount of memory consumed by an object. The default implementation reports only the size of the class instance (additional allocations performed by the class are excluded).

Parameters
objectObject.
Returns
Object size, in bytes.
kType kObject_Type ( kObject  object)
inherited

Returns the type of the object.

Each object is an instance of a specific class type. The type handle returned by this function can be used to learn about the class.

Parameters
objectObject.
Returns
Type.
See also
kType, kObject_Type_
kStatus kSemaphore_Construct ( kSemaphore semaphore,
kSize  initialCount,
kAlloc  allocator 
)

Constructs a semaphore object.

Parameters
semaphoreDestination for the constructed object handle.
initialCountInitial value of the semaphore.
allocatorMemory allocator (or kNULL for default).
Returns
Operation status.
kStatus kSemaphore_Post ( kSemaphore  semaphore)

Increments the semaphore.

Parameters
semaphoreSemaphore object.
Returns
Operation status.
kStatus kSemaphore_Wait ( kSemaphore  semaphore,
k64u  timeout 
)

Waits until the semaphore can be decremented or the timeout interval has elapsed.

kERROR_TIMEOUT is returned if the timeout elapses before the semaphore can be decremented.

Parameters
semaphoreSemaphore object.
timeoutTimeout in microseconds, or kINFINITE to wait indefinitely.
Returns
Operation status.

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