QThreadStorage(3qt)QThreadStorage(3qt)NAMEQThreadStorage - Per-thread data storage
SYNOPSIS
All the functions in this class are thread-safe when Qt is built with
thread support.</p>
#include <qthreadstorage.h>
Public Members
QThreadStorage ()
~QThreadStorage ()
bool hasLocalData () const
T & localData ()
T localData () const
void setLocalData ( T data )
DESCRIPTION
The QThreadStorage class provides per-thread data storage.
QThreadStorage is a template class that provides per-thread data
storage.
Note that due to compiler limitations, QThreadStorage can only store
pointers.
The setLocalData() function stores a single thread-specific value for
the calling thread. The data can be accessed later using the
localData() functions. QThreadStorage takes ownership of the data
(which must be created on the heap with new) and deletes it when the
thread exits (either normally or via termination).
The hasLocalData() function allows the programmer to determine if data
has previously been set using the setLocalData() function. This is
useful for lazy initializiation.
For example, the following code uses QThreadStorage to store a single
cache for each thread that calls the cacheObject() and
removeFromCache() functions. The cache is automatically deleted when
the calling thread exits (either normally or via termination).
QThreadStorage<QCache<SomeClass> *> caches;
void cacheObject( const QString &key, SomeClass *object )
{
if ( ! caches.hasLocalData() )
caches.setLocalData( new QCache<SomeClass> );
caches.localData()->insert( key, object );
}
void removeFromCache( const QString &key )
{
if ( ! caches.hasLocalData() )
return; // nothing to do
caches.localData()->remove( key );
}
Caveats
As noted above, QThreadStorage can only store pointers due to compiler
limitations. Support for value-based objects will be added when the
majority of compilers are able to support partial template
specialization.
The destructor does not delete per-thread data. QThreadStorage only
deletes per-thread data when the thread exits or when setLocalData() is
called multiple times.
QThreadStorage can only be used with threads started with QThread. It
cannot be used with threads started with platform-specific APIs.
As a corollary to the above, platform-specific APIs cannot be used to
exit or terminate a QThread using QThreadStorage. Doing so will cause
all per-thread data to be leaked. See QThread::exit() and
QThread::terminate().
QThreadStorage can be used to store data for the main() thread after
QApplication has been constructed. QThreadStorage deletes all data set
for the main() thread when QApplication is destroyed, regardless of
whether or not the main() thread has actually finished.
The implementation of QThreadStorage limits the total number of
QThreadStorage objects to 256. An unlimited number of threads can store
per-thread data in each QThreadStorage object.
See also Environment Classes and Threading.
MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATIONQThreadStorage::QThreadStorage ()
Constructs a new per-thread data storage object.
QThreadStorage::~QThreadStorage ()
Destroys the per-thread data storage object.
Note: The per-thread data stored is not deleted. Any data left in
QThreadStorage is leaked. Make sure that all threads using
QThreadStorage have exited before deleting the QThreadStorage.
See also hasLocalData().
bool QThreadStorage::hasLocalData () const
Returns TRUE if the calling thread has non-zero data available;
otherwise returns FALSE.
See also localData().
T & QThreadStorage::localData ()
Returns a reference to the data that was set by the calling thread.
Note: QThreadStorage can only store pointers. This function returns a
reference to the pointer that was set by the calling thread. The value
of this reference is 0 if no data was set by the calling thread,
See also hasLocalData().
T QThreadStorage::localData () const
This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It
behaves essentially like the above function.
Returns a copy of the data that was set by the calling thread.
Note: QThreadStorage can only store pointers. This function returns a
pointer to the data that was set by the calling thread. If no data was
set by the calling thread, this function returns 0.
See also hasLocalData().
void QThreadStorage::setLocalData ( T data )
Sets the local data for the calling thread to data. It can be accessed
later using the localData() functions.
If data is 0, this function deletes the previous data (if any) and
returns immediately.
If data is non-zero, QThreadStorage takes ownership of the data and
deletes it automatically either when the thread exits (either normally
or via termination) or when setLocalData() is called again.
Note: QThreadStorage can only store pointers. The data argument must be
either a pointer to an object created on the heap (i.e. using new) or
0. You should not delete data yourself; QThreadStorage takes ownership
and will delete the data itself.
See also localData() and hasLocalData().
SEE ALSO
http://doc.trolltech.com/qthreadstorage.html
http://www.trolltech.com/faq/tech.html
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