Detecting a timeout at the Object.wait(int) method
I am trying to code a simple semaphore class, but keep getting into
problems.
The first question is, is there a way of, after the execution of the
wait(int) method, determining if it ended because of a notify() or
because of a timeout?
I want my semaphore to return any of 3 possible codes: signalled, timed
out, interrupted. I don't think there is a way to detect the timeout at
that level so I should use a workaround like some control variable, but
checking the counter is not good enough.
Any suggestion? I think there is no other option than keeping a thread
table...
(detecting the timeout is not only for informational purposes: if a
sem.waitOn() ends with a timeout, the counter should be restored, or I
keep getting useless waits later on).
And more generic, do you have the source code of a semaphore class that
provides the same behaviour as the old OS/2 semaphore system calls?
Thanks in advance...
Luis.
