Re: New to CSingleLock

From:
"Dan Baker" <dbmail>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.mfc
Date:
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:55:21 -0600
Message-ID:
<O#s04N#ZHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>
(see in-line comments below)

"Pat" <none@none.none> wrote in message
news:Xns98F569EB347Enone@140.99.99.130...

1) Do I need a CSingleLock, or is CCriticalSection enough by itself?

CCriticalSection can be used by itself. Although, I prefer to use
CSingleLock (see below)

2) Why do both classes have Lock() and Unlock() methods?

Because you can use either.

3) (Assuming I need CSingleLock...) Do I need to call
  CSingleLock::Lock() explicitly, or does just creating the CSingleLock
  object perform the lock?

You do not need to call Lock, the creation of CSingleLock has an extra
parameter to signal "Gain Lock"

4) Do I need to call CSingleLock::IsLocked() before entering the
  "critical" code sections, or will just acquiring the lock cause the
  necessary wait to happen?

No.

5) What happens if an exception is thrown in a "locked" section?

Excellent question. This is a great reason to use CSingleLock. CSingleLock
is an object, which when destroyed will automatically unlock. This is why
CSingleLock is great, you never have to remember to specifically call
Unlock.

My typical code looks like:

//Add the log
{
    CSingleLock sl(&m_csLogs, TRUE);
    m_ToWrite += pString; // add this message to the "Current messages"
}

The above code will wait at the creation of the CSingleLock until it has
gained the lock. The lock is automatically released/unlocked at the close
brace (the object leaves scope and is destroyed).

DanB

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