Re: [boost] [thread] static thread_specific_ptr?

Subject: Re: [boost] [thread] static thread_specific_ptr?
From: Anthony Williams (anthony.ajw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-25 17:00:29

k-oli_at_[hidden] writes:

> can I create an static thread specific pointer for class which will initalized 
> by different threads?
>
> struct X
> {
> static thread_specific_ptr< U >	tss_ptr_;
> };
>
> in some threads:
>
> X::tss_ptr_.reset( new U);
>
> And for each thread X::tss_ptr_ will point to a different object in the 
> freestore?

Yes. That's exactly the intended usage. Only the thread that calls
reset() can access the object passed in.

Anthony
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