timer Class

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02/04/2013

A timer messaging block is a single-target source_block capable of sending a message to its target after a specified time period has elapsed or at specific intervals.

template<
   class _Type
>
class timer : public Concurrency::details::_Timer, public source_block<single_link_registry<ITarget<_Type>>>;

Parameters

_Type
The payload type of the output messages of this block.

Members

Public Constructors

Name	Description
timer::timer Constructor	Overloaded. Constructs a timer messaging block that will fire a given message after a specified interval.
timer::~timer Destructor	Destroys a timer messaging block.

Public Methods

Name	Description
timer::pause Method	Stops the timer messaging block. If it is a repeating timer messaging block, it can be restarted with a subsequent start() call. For non-repeating timers, this has the same effect as a stop call.
timer::start Method	Starts the timer messaging block. The specified number of milliseconds after this is called, the specified value will be propagated downstream as a message.
timer::stop Method	Stops the timer messaging block.

Protected Methods

Name	Description
timer::accept_message Method	Accepts a message that was offered by this timer messaging block, transferring ownership to the caller.
timer::consume_message Method	Consumes a message previously offered by the timer and reserved by the target, transferring ownership to the caller.
timer::link_target_notification Method	A callback that notifies that a new target has been linked to this timer messaging block.
timer::propagate_to_any_targets Method	Tries to offer the message produced by the timer block to all of the linked targets.
timer::release_message Method	Releases a previous message reservation. (Overrides source_block::release_message.)
timer::reserve_message Method	Reserves a message previously offered by this timer messaging block. (Overrides source_block::reserve_message.)
timer::resume_propagation Method	Resumes propagation after a reservation has been released. (Overrides source_block::resume_propagation.)