semaphore

type semaphore

A semaphore for synchronizing concurrent code.

fun semaphore(Initial?: integer): semaphore

Returns a new semaphore with initial value Initial or 1 if no initial value is specified.

meth (Semaphore: semaphore):signal: integer

Increments the internal value in Semaphore, resuming any waiters. Returns the new value.

meth (Semaphore: semaphore):value: integer

Returns the internal value in Semaphore.

meth (Semaphore: semaphore):wait: integer

Waits until the internal value in Semaphore is postive, then decrements it and returns the new value.