// The complete code is located in the ReaderWriterLock
// class topic.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
public ref class Test
{
public:
// Declaring the ReaderWriterLock at the class level
// makes it visible to all threads.
static ReaderWriterLock^ rwl = gcnew ReaderWriterLock;
// For this example, the shared resource protected by the
// ReaderWriterLock is just an integer.
static int resource = 0;
<span space="preserve">...
</span> // Shows how to request and release a reader lock, and
// how to handle time-outs.
static void ReadFromResource( int timeOut )
{
try
{
rwl->AcquireReaderLock( timeOut );
try
{
// It is safe for this thread to read from
// the shared resource.
Display( String::Format( "reads resource value {0}", resource ) );
Interlocked::Increment( reads );
}
finally
{
// Ensure that the lock is released.
rwl->ReleaseReaderLock();
}
}
catch ( ApplicationException^ )
{
// The reader lock request timed out.
Interlocked::Increment( readerTimeouts );
}
}
<span space="preserve">...
</span>};