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SDL_SemTryWait
Use this function to as a non-blocking variant of alternative to SDL_SemWait() -or- ...*to attempt to lock a semaphore but don't not suspend the thread*.
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Syntax
int SDL_SemTryWait(SDL_sem* sem)
Function Parameters
sem |
a pointer to the SDL_sem structure / semaphore to be decremented |
Return Value
Returns 0 if the wait succeeds, SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT if the wait would block, and -1 on error a negative error code on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
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Returns 0 if the semaphore was successfully locked (and decremented), SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT if the thread would have suspended, or -1 if there was an error a negative error code on failure.
If the semaphore was not successfully locked, the semaphore will be unchanged.
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Code Examples
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res = SDL_SemTryWait(my_sem);
if (res == SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT) {
return TRY_AGAIN;
}
if (res == -1) {
return WAIT_ERROR;
}
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SDL_SemPost(my_sem);
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Remarks
You can add useful comments here
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SDL_SemTryWait() is a non-blocking variant of SDL_SemWait(). If the value of the semaphore pointed to by sem is positive it will atomically decrement the semaphore value and return 0, otherwise it will return SDL_MUTEX_TIMEDOUT instead of suspending the thread.
After SDL_SemTryWait() is successful, the semaphore can be released and its count atomically incremented by a successful call to SDL_SemPost().
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