diff -r ffa851df0825 -r 2fb8b9db1c86 symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/libsdl-trunk/docs/man3/SDL_SemWait.3 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/libsdl-trunk/docs/man3/SDL_SemWait.3 Fri Jul 31 15:01:17 2009 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +.TH "SDL_SemWait" "3" "Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00" "SDL" "SDL API Reference" +.SH "NAME" +SDL_SemWait \- Lock a semaphore and suspend the thread if the semaphore value is zero\&. +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.PP +\fB#include "SDL\&.h" +#include "SDL_thread\&.h" +.sp +\fBint \fBSDL_SemWait\fP\fR(\fBSDL_sem *sem\fR); +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.PP +\fBSDL_SemWait()\fP suspends the calling thread until either the semaphore pointed to by \fBsem\fR has a positive value, the call is interrupted by a signal or error\&. If the call is successful it will atomically decrement the semaphore value\&. +.PP +After \fBSDL_SemWait()\fP is successful, the semaphore can be released and its count atomically incremented by a successful call to \fISDL_SemPost\fR\&. +.SH "RETURN VALUE" +.PP +Returns \fB0\fR if successful or \fB-1\fR if there was an error (leaving the semaphore unchanged)\&. +.SH "EXAMPLES" +.PP +.PP +.nf +\f(CWif (SDL_SemWait(my_sem) == -1) { + return WAIT_FAILED; +} + +\&.\&.\&. + +SDL_SemPost(my_sem);\fR +.fi +.PP +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.PP +\fI\fBSDL_CreateSemaphore\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_DestroySemaphore\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemTryWait\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemWaitTimeout\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemPost\fP\fR, \fI\fBSDL_SemValue\fP\fR +...\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Tue 11 Sep 2001, 23:00