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<h1>ost::PosixThread Class Reference</h1><!-- doxytag: class="ost::PosixThread" --><!-- doxytag: inherits="ost::Thread" -->
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<tr><td colspan="2"><h2>Public Member Functions</h2></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"> </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#aeeba18c7e3ef9f718b20b7477e602735">PosixThread</a> (int pri=0, size_t stack=0)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#afa168ff1446785a43b1123703d999207">signalThread</a> (int signo)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Delivers a Posix signal to the current thread. <a href="#afa168ff1446785a43b1123703d999207"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">static void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#a67e582aabcd65431a38ecc8cbf0af350">sigInstall</a> (int signo)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Install a signal handler for use by threads and the OnSignal() event notification handler. <a href="#a67e582aabcd65431a38ecc8cbf0af350"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#a1698de2b943084fe05849cbd42099156">signalParent</a> (<a class="el" href="namespaceost.html#a5dca865b107f598c88bd2106ea56c16e">signo_t</a> signo)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">In the Posix version of Common C++, this can be used to send a signal into the parent thread of the current object. <a href="#a1698de2b943084fe05849cbd42099156"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#ad13ab707409d229be9c5b64a0e2ec7ad">signalMain</a> (<a class="el" href="namespaceost.html#a5dca865b107f598c88bd2106ea56c16e">signo_t</a> signo)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">In the Posix version of Common C++, this can be used to send a signal into the main application thread. <a href="#ad13ab707409d229be9c5b64a0e2ec7ad"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#a9ce41764e5846b94195d367a0c7c7e4e">onTimer</a> (void)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">A derivable method to call when a SIGALRM is being delivered to a specific thread. <a href="#a9ce41764e5846b94195d367a0c7c7e4e"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#acfb12beb826e7895f54a5af9e6c38434">onHangup</a> (void)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">A derived method to handle hangup events being delivered to a specific thread. <a href="#acfb12beb826e7895f54a5af9e6c38434"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#adb1aa6d0e6baa04c37e1a61b641414e7">onException</a> (void)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">A derived method to call when a SIGABRT is being delivered to a specific thread. <a href="#adb1aa6d0e6baa04c37e1a61b641414e7"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#a105a9f61fcdf62acd3d5563f5d9e3905">onDisconnect</a> (void)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">A derived method to call when a SIGPIPE is being delivered to a specific thread. <a href="#a105a9f61fcdf62acd3d5563f5d9e3905"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">A derived method to handle asynchronous I/O requests delivered to the specified thread. <a href="#a6e2788cfba0b31813d4cab891f7e1feb"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#a3db7c01850d939ca1bb0fdc67aeb3efa">onSignal</a> (int)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">A derivable method to call for delivering a signal event to a specified thread. <a href="#a3db7c01850d939ca1bb0fdc67aeb3efa"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#ad9c8ffa69fec8c3a139fe3d7068667a0">setTimer</a> (<a class="el" href="thread_8h.html#af412159e5cef839836a5e7b19ee75d1c">timeout_t</a> timer, bool periodic=false)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Used to specify a timeout event that can be delivered to the current thread via SIGALRM. <a href="#ad9c8ffa69fec8c3a139fe3d7068667a0"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Gets the time remaining for the current threads timer before it expires. <a href="#a79beb0fde40ee5073fe6468de94eef05"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#aed0f4cae60e5694960260d13664c1367">endTimer</a> (void)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Terminates the timer before the timeout period has expired. <a href="#aed0f4cae60e5694960260d13664c1367"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#a1545316f7caaabf86edd1874eada6732">waitSignal</a> (<a class="el" href="namespaceost.html#a5dca865b107f598c88bd2106ea56c16e">signo_t</a> signo)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Used to wait on a Posix signal from another thread. <a href="#a1545316f7caaabf86edd1874eada6732"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#ab665136ffddf808ab652c51f9caa953c">setSignal</a> (int signo, bool active)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Used to enable or disable a signal within the current thread. <a href="#ab665136ffddf808ab652c51f9caa953c"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">pthread_attr_t * </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#ae7b26aaccd916f0905a30707d7ef4067">getPthreadAttrPtr</a> (void)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Access to pthread_attr structure this allows setting/modifying pthread attributes not covered in the platform independant <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_thread.html" title="Every thread of execution in an application is created by instantiating an object...">Thread</a> constructor, e.g. <a href="#ae7b26aaccd916f0905a30707d7ef4067"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Get pthread_t of underlying posix thread (useful for debugging/logging). <a href="#af114ce4574592143ef016dd9cd2bd11d"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<p>Terminates the timer before the timeout period has expired. </p>
<p>This prevents the timer from sending it's SIGALRM and makes the timer available to other threads. </p>
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<p>Access to pthread_attr structure this allows setting/modifying pthread attributes not covered in the platform independant <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_thread.html" title="Every thread of execution in an application is created by instantiating an object...">Thread</a> constructor, e.g. </p>
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<p>Get pthread_t of underlying posix thread (useful for debugging/logging). </p>
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<p>Gets the time remaining for the current threads timer before it expires. </p>
<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>time remaining before timer expires in milliseconds. </dd></dl>
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<p>A derived method to call when a SIGPIPE is being delivered to a specific thread. </p>
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<p>A derived method to call when a SIGABRT is being delivered to a specific thread. </p>
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<p>A derived method to handle hangup events being delivered to a specific thread. </p>
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<p>A derived method to handle asynchronous I/O requests delivered to the specified thread. </p>
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<p>A derivable method to call for delivering a signal event to a specified thread. </p>
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<p>A derivable method to call when a SIGALRM is being delivered to a specific thread. </p>
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<p>Used to enable or disable a signal within the current thread. </p>
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<p>Used to specify a timeout event that can be delivered to the current thread via SIGALRM. </p>
<p>When the timer expires, the <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_posix_thread.html#a9ce41764e5846b94195d367a0c7c7e4e" title="A derivable method to call when a SIGALRM is being delivered to a specific thread...">onTimer()</a> method is called for the thread. At present, only one thread timer can be active at any given time. On some operating systems (including Linux) a timer can be active on each thread.</p>
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<p>Install a signal handler for use by threads and the OnSignal() event notification handler. </p>
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<p>In the Posix version of Common C++, this can be used to send a signal into the main application thread. </p>
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<p>In the Posix version of Common C++, this can be used to send a signal into the parent thread of the current object. </p>
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<p>Delivers a Posix signal to the current thread. </p>
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<p>References <a class="el" href="thread_8h_source.html#l01680">signalThread()</a>.</p>
<p>Referenced by <a class="el" href="thread_8h_source.html#l01680">signalThread()</a>.</p>
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<p>Used to wait on a Posix signal from another thread. </p>
<p>This can be used as a crude rondevious/synchronization method between threads.</p>
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<hr/><h2>Friends And Related Function Documentation</h2>
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<p>Reimplemented from <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_thread.html#ae3c1cdb20d70b22a5c0bf395614eefff">ost::Thread</a>.</p>
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