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48<title>nn::os::LightSemaphore</title>
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51<h1><CODE><a href="../../../nn/Overview.html">nn</a>::<a href="../../../nn/os/Overview.html">os</a>::LightSemaphore</CODE> Class</h1>
52    <div class="section">
53<b>Header file: </b>nn/os.h</div>
54<h2>Syntax</h2>
55    <div class="section">
56<pre class="definition">class LightSemaphore :private <a href="../../../nn/util/NonCopyable/Overview.html">nn::util::NonCopyable&lt; LightSemaphore &gt;</a></pre>
57    </div>
58<h2>Description</h2>
59    <div class="section">
60<p>Synchronization mechanism for mutual exclusion of resources between threads.</p><p>This function has an internal counter that is incremented and decremented in order to manage the number of resources. If the counter value is <CODE>0</CODE>, it is possible to wait until it becomes <CODE>1</CODE> or greater.</p><p>The <a href="../../../nn/os/LightSemaphore/Overview.html"><CODE>nn::os::LightSemaphore</CODE></a> class is superior to the <a href="../../../nn/os/Semaphore/Overview.html"><CODE>nn::os::Semaphore</CODE></a> class and should therefore be used in normal cases. Its only disadvantage is the fact that it is unable to wait for multiple synchronization objects simultaneously.</p><p>All member functions of this class are thread-safe except for the <CODE>Initialize</CODE> and <CODE>Finalize</CODE> functions.</p><!-- write here --></div>
61    <a name="function" id="function">
62<h2>Member Functions</h2>
63      <div class="section">
64        <table class="members">
65          <tr>
66<th class="category" colspan="3">Initialization/Finalization</th>
67          </tr>
68          <tr>
69            <td width="100">  </td>
70            <th>
71<a href="../../../nn/os/LightSemaphore/LightSemaphore.html"><CODE>LightSemaphore</CODE></a>
72            </th>
73<td>Constructor.</td>
74          </tr>
75          <tr>
76            <td width="100">  </td>
77            <th>
78<a href="../../../nn/os/LightSemaphore/Initialize.html"><CODE>Initialize</CODE></a>
79            </th>
80<td>Performs initialization.</td>
81          </tr>
82          <tr>
83            <td width="100">  </td>
84            <th>
85<a href="../../../nn/os/LightSemaphore/Finalize.html"><CODE>Finalize</CODE></a>
86            </th>
87<td>Performs finalization.</td>
88          </tr>
89          <tr>
90<th class="category" colspan="3">Obtaining Debug Info</th>
91          </tr>
92          <tr>
93            <td width="100">  </td>
94            <th>
95<a href="../../../nn/os/LightSemaphore/GetCount.html"><CODE>GetCount</CODE></a>
96            </th>
97<td>Gets the maximum counter value that was specified by either the constructor or <a href="../../../nn/os/LightSemaphore/Initialize.html"><CODE>Initialize</CODE></a>.</td>
98          </tr>
99          <tr>
100<th class="category" colspan="3">Counter Operations and Blocking</th>
101          </tr>
102          <tr>
103            <td width="100">  </td>
104            <th>
105<a href="../../../nn/os/LightSemaphore/Acquire.html"><CODE>Acquire</CODE></a>
106            </th>
107<td>Decrements the counter value by one.</td>
108          </tr>
109          <tr>
110            <td width="100">  </td>
111            <th>
112<a href="../../../nn/os/LightSemaphore/TryAcquire.html"><CODE>TryAcquire</CODE></a>
113            </th>
114<td>Tries to decrement the counter value by one.</td>
115          </tr>
116          <tr>
117            <td width="100">  </td>
118            <th>
119<a href="../../../nn/os/LightSemaphore/Release.html"><CODE>Release</CODE></a>
120            </th>
121<td>Adds to the counter value.</td>
122          </tr> </table>
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125<h2>Class Hierarchy</h2>
126    <div class="section">
127<p class="hierarchy"><CODE><a href="../../../nn/util/NonCopyable/Overview.html">nn::util::NonCopyable</a></CODE><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><CODE>nn::os::LightSemaphore</CODE></b>
128      </p>
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130<h2>Revision History</h2>
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132      <dl class="history">
133        <dt>2010/06/14</dt>
134<dd>Initial version.<br />
135        </dd>
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