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Cob013
Cob013

Reputation: 1067

C++ 11 alternative pthread_cond_timedwait

I need to make a thread waiting until either

After some research I've found out pthreads got pthread_cond_timedwait which could be useful in this case if I'd be using pthreads.

I'm using C++ 11 threads instead. Is there a suitable alternative for me without completely passing to pthreads?

Upvotes: 7

Views: 1808

Answers (1)

Kerrek SB
Kerrek SB

Reputation: 477040

Yes, you want std::condition_variable from <condition_variable>, which has a member function wait_for that takes a time duration.

The condition_variable class is a synchronization primitive that can be used to block a thread, or multiple threads at the same time, until:

  • a notification is received from another thread
  • a timeout expires

Upvotes: 11

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