hey Bill, correct me if im wrong but wouldnt this work too? I just like
this method because it waits until the other thread is done, so you dont
have to have code to recheck if it's busy.
while (user$active != 0)
{
(doing nothing...)
}
user$active = 1;
do the stuff
user$active = 0;
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Conlon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Witango-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Thread Safe Class file
> Here's pseudo code to handle critical sections:
>
> if (user$active>0)
> error return, "sorry, you have a request pending, try again"
> else
> user$active=user$active+1
> if (user$active=1)
> process stuff
> else
> error return: "sorry a thread inserted itself between the first
> error check and the processing check"
> endif
> user$active=user$active-1
> good return
>
>
>
> >Where would I look to find out how to create a "thread safe" class file?
> >
> >Steve Fogelson
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