Ok, so this seems like it should be simple, and it is probably because I am
so tired that I do not see the answer. How do I make a function wait for
something to be set in a multi-threaded environment? For example, I have a
class with a boolean value which is true or false. In this class, there is
a method running which needs to wait for the boolean to be true. Another
process will change the boolean from false to true. What is the best way to
wait for the boolean to be true??
If I do: while (boolean != false) {} It eats up 100% of resources and
kills the program.
If I do: while (boolean != false) {Application.DoEvents();} It does not
kill the program, but it still uses 98% of the cpu
It seems to me like I am missing something really obvious, I appreciate any
help!!
Thanks,
Bob Dankert 3 1764
Bob Dankert <bo*@nospamnvsn-it.com> wrote: Ok, so this seems like it should be simple, and it is probably because I am so tired that I do not see the answer. How do I make a function wait for something to be set in a multi-threaded environment? For example, I have a class with a boolean value which is true or false. In this class, there is a method running which needs to wait for the boolean to be true. Another process will change the boolean from false to true. What is the best way to wait for the boolean to be true??
If I do: while (boolean != false) {} It eats up 100% of resources and kills the program. If I do: while (boolean != false) {Application.DoEvents();} It does not kill the program, but it still uses 98% of the cpu
You shouldn't be doing this in the UI thread anyway, which is where you
call Application.DoEvents. The UI thread needs to be available for UI
events.
It seems to me like I am missing something really obvious, I appreciate any help!!
I think Monitor.Wait/Monitor.Pulse is what you're after.
See http://www.pobox.com/
~skeet/csharp/threads/deadlocks.shtml#monitor.methods
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Bob,
I would in this case not even use an boolean, but throw an event in the
worker thread.
I am almost sure that on Jon's pages there will be a sample how to catch
that event.
Cor
Jon,
That was exactly what I was looking for, as my issue is specifically a
consumer/producer relationship and I was trying to figure out how to
accomplish it. Thanks a lot, the site looks like it is filled with tons of
good reading!
Bob
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news:MP************************@msnews.microsoft.c om... Bob Dankert <bo*@nospamnvsn-it.com> wrote: Ok, so this seems like it should be simple, and it is probably because I am so tired that I do not see the answer. How do I make a function wait for something to be set in a multi-threaded environment? For example, I have a class with a boolean value which is true or false. In this class, there is a method running which needs to wait for the boolean to be true. Another process will change the boolean from false to true. What is the best way to wait for the boolean to be true??
If I do: while (boolean != false) {} It eats up 100% of resources and kills the program. If I do: while (boolean != false) {Application.DoEvents();} It does not kill the program, but it still uses 98% of the cpu
You shouldn't be doing this in the UI thread anyway, which is where you call Application.DoEvents. The UI thread needs to be available for UI events.
It seems to me like I am missing something really obvious, I appreciate any help!!
I think Monitor.Wait/Monitor.Pulse is what you're after. See http://www.pobox.com/ ~skeet/csharp/threads/deadlocks.shtml#monitor.methods
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