PR_NewPollableEvent

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Syntax
1. Parameter
2. Returns

Create a pollable event file descriptor.

Syntax

NSPR_API(PRFileDesc *) PR_NewPollableEvent( void);

Parameter

None.

Returns

Pointer to PRFileDesc or NULL, on error.

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Last updated by: teoli, Jul 6, 2015, 9:02:28 AM

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Introduction to NSPR
1. NSPR Naming Conventions
2. NSPR Threads
  1. Thread Scheduling
3. NSPR Thread Synchronization
  1. Locks and Monitors
  2. Condition Variables
4. NSPR Sample Code
NSPR Types
1. Calling Convention Types
2. Algebraic Types
3. Miscellaneous Types
Threads
1. Threading Types and Constants
2. Threading Functions
Process Initialization
1. Identity and Versioning
  1. Name and Version Constants
2. Initialization and Cleanup
3. Module Initialization
Locks
1. Lock Type
2. Lock Functions
Condition Variables
1. Condition Variable Type
2. Condition Variable Functions
Monitors
1. Monitor Type
2. Monitor Functions
Cached Monitors
1. Cached Monitor Functions
I/O Types
1. Directory Type
2. File Descriptor Types
3. File Info Types
4. Network Address Types
5. Types Used with Socket Options Functions
6. Type Used with Memory-Mapped I/O
7. Offset Interpretation for Seek Functions
I/O Functions
1. Functions that Operate on Pathnames
2. Functions that Act on File Descriptors
3. Directory I/O Functions
4. Socket Manipolation Functions
5. Converting Between Host and Network Addresses
6. Memory-Mapped I/O Functions
7. Anonymous Pipe Function
8. Polling Functions
9. Pollable Events
10. Manipulating Layers
Network Addresses
1. Network Address Types and Constants
2. Network Address Functions
Atomic Operations
1. PR_AtomicIncrement
2. PR_AtomicDecrement
3. PR_AtomicSet
Interval Timing
1. Interval Time Type and Constants
2. Interval Functions
Date and Time
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2. Time Parameter Callback Functions
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String Operations
1. PL_strlen
2. PL_strcpy
3. PL_strdup
4. PL_strfree
Floating Point Number to String Conversion
1. PR_strtod
2. PR_dtoa
3. PR_cnvtf
Linked Lists
1. Linked List Types
  1. PRCList
2. Linked List Macros
Dynamic Library Linking
1. Library Linking Types
  1. PRLibrary
  2. PRStaticLinkTable
2. Library Linking Functions
3. Platform Notes
  1. Dynamic Library Search Path
  2. Exporting Symbols from the Main Executable Program
Process Management and Interprocess Communication
1. Process Management Types and Constants
  1. PRProcess
  2. PRProcessAttr
2. Process Management Functions
  1. Setting the Attributes of a New Process
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Logging
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2. Log Types and Variables
3. Logging Functions and Macros
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  2. PR_SetLogFile
  3. PR_SetLogBuffering/li>
  4. PR_LogPrint
  5. PR_LogFlush
  6. PR_LOG_TEST
  7. PR_LOG
  8. PR_Assert
  9. PR_ASSERT
  10. PR_NOT_REACHED
4. Use Example
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2. Named Shared Memory Functions
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Random Number Generator
1. Random Number Generator Function
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