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| | | | | ------------ | | ------------- | | class latch; | | (since C++20) |

The latch class is a downward counter of type std::ptrdiff_t which can be used to synchronize threads. The value of the counter is initialized on creation. Threads may block on the latch until the counter is decremented to zero. There is no possibility to increase or reset the counter, which makes the latch a single-use barrier.

Concurrent invocations of the member functions of std::latch, except for the destructor, do not introduce data races.

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[edit] Data Members

Name Definition
std::ptrdiff_t counter the internal counter(exposition-only member object*)

[edit] Member functions

(constructor) constructs a latch (public member function) [edit]
(destructor) destroys the latch (public member function) [edit]
operator=[deleted] latch is not assignable (public member function)
count_down decrements the counter in a non-blocking manner (public member function) [edit]
try_wait tests if the internal counter equals zero (public member function) [edit]
wait blocks until the counter reaches zero (public member function) [edit]
arrive_and_wait decrements the counter and blocks until it reaches zero (public member function) [edit]
Constants
max[static] the maximum value of counter supported by the implementation (public static member function) [edit]

[edit] Notes

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_latch 201907L (C++20) std::latch

[edit] Example

#include #include #include #include #include   struct Job { const std::string name; std::string product{"not worked"}; std::thread action{}; };   int main() { Job jobs[]{{"Annika"}, {"Buru"}, {"Chuck"}};   std::latch work_done{std::size(jobs)}; std::latch start_clean_up{1};   auto work = [&](Job& my_job) { my_job.product = my_job.name + " worked"; work_done.count_down(); start_clean_up.wait(); my_job.product = my_job.name + " cleaned"; };   std::cout << "Work is starting... "; for (auto& job : jobs) job.action = std::thread{work, std::ref(job)};   work_done.wait(); std::cout << "done:\n"; for (auto const& job : jobs) std::cout << " " << job.product << '\n';   std::cout << "Workers are cleaning up... "; start_clean_up.count_down(); for (auto& job : jobs) job.action.join();   std::cout << "done:\n"; for (auto const& job : jobs) std::cout << " " << job.product << '\n'; }

Output:

Work is starting... done: Annika worked Buru worked Chuck worked Workers are cleaning up... done: Annika cleaned Buru cleaned Chuck cleaned

[edit] See also