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NullLockable Class Reference

#include <NullLockable.h>

Inheritance diagram for NullLockable:

List of all members.

Public Methods
	NullLockable ()
	Create a new NullLockable.
virtual	~NullLockable () throw ()
	Destroy a NullLockable.
virtual void	acquire ()
virtual bool	tryAcquire (unsigned long)
virtual void	release ()

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Detailed Description

Author:

Eric Crahen <crahen@cse.buffalo.edu>

Date:

<2002-05-30T19:56:19-0400>

Version:

2.2.0

A NullLockable is an application of the Null Object pattern. It implements a Lockable object that does nothing. This type can be subsitituted into many of ZThreads parametized classes to create single implementation that perform no real locking.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual void acquire (    )  [inline, virtual]

Do nothing Exceptions: Synchronization_Exception  never thrown Implements Lockable.

virtual void release (    )  [inline, virtual]

Do nothing Exceptions: Synchronization_Exception  never thrown Implements Lockable.

virtual bool tryAcquire (  unsigned    long )  [inline, virtual]

Do nothing Returns : bool false, always. Exceptions: Synchronization_Exception  never thrown Implements Lockable.

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

• NullLockable.h

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