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core.sync.semaphore.Semaphore.wait - multiple declarations

Function Semaphore.wait

Wait until the current count is above zero, then atomically decrement the count by one and return.

void wait();

Throws

SyncError on error.

Function Semaphore.wait

Suspends the calling thread until the current count moves above zero or until the supplied time period has elapsed. If the count moves above zero in this interval, then atomically decrement the count by one and return true. Otherwise, return false.

bool wait (
  Duration period
);

Parameters

NameDescription
period The time to wait.

In

period must be non-negative.

Throws

SyncError on error.

Returns

true if notified before the timeout and false if not.

Authors

Sean Kelly

License

Boost License 1.0