concurrent_priority_queue Class

The concurrent_priority_queue class is a container that allows multiple threads to concurrently push and pop items. Items are popped in priority order where priority is determined by a functor supplied as a template argument.

Syntax

template <typename T,
    typename _Compare = std::less<T>,
    typename _Ax = std::allocator<T>>
class concurrent_priority_queue;

Parameters

T
The data type of the elements to be stored in the priority queue.

_Compare
The type of the function object that can compare two element values as sort keys to determine their relative order in the priority queue. This argument is optional and the binary predicate less<T> is the default value.

_Ax
The type that represents the stored allocator object that encapsulates details about the allocation and deallocation of memory for the concurrent priority queue. This argument is optional and the default value is allocator<T>.

Members

Public Typedefs

Public Constructors

Public Methods

Public Operators

Remarks

For detailed information on the concurrent_priority_queue class, see Parallel Containers and Objects.

Inheritance Hierarchy

concurrent_priority_queue

Requirements

Header: concurrent_priority_queue.h

Namespace: concurrency

clear

Erases all elements in the concurrent priority. This method is not concurrency-safe.

void clear();

Remarks

clear is not concurrency-safe. You must ensure that no other threads are invoking methods on the concurrent priority queue when you call this method. clear does not free memory.

concurrent_priority_queue

Constructs a concurrent priority queue.

explicit concurrent_priority_queue(
    const allocator_type& _Al = allocator_type());

explicit concurrent_priority_queue(
    size_type _Init_capacity,
    const allocator_type& _Al = allocator_type());

template<typename _InputIterator>
concurrent_priority_queue(_InputIterator _Begin,
    _InputIterator _End,
    const allocator_type& _Al = allocator_type());

concurrent_priority_queue(
    const concurrent_priority_queue& _Src);

concurrent_priority_queue(
    const concurrent_priority_queue& _Src,
    const allocator_type& _Al);

concurrent_priority_queue(
    concurrent_priority_queue&& _Src);

concurrent_priority_queue(
    concurrent_priority_queue&& _Src,
    const allocator_type& _Al);

Parameters

_InputIterator
The type of the input iterator.

_Al
The allocator class to use with this object.

_Init_capacity
The initial capacity of the concurrent_priority_queue object.

_Begin
The position of the first element in the range of elements to be copied.

_End
The position of the first element beyond the range of elements to be copied.

_Src
The source concurrent_priority_queue object to copy or move elements from.

Remarks

All constructors store an allocator object _Al and initialize the priority queue.

The first constructor specifies an empty initial priority queue and optionally specifies an allocator.

The second constructor specifies a priority queue with an initial capacity _Init_capacity and optionally specifies an allocator.

The third constructor specifies values supplied by the iterator range [ _Begin, _End) and optionally specifies an allocator.

The fourth and fifth constructors specify a copy of the priority queue _Src.

The sixth and seventh constructors specify a move of the priority queue _Src.

empty

Tests if the concurrent priority queue is empty at the time this method is called. This method is concurrency-safe.

bool empty() const;

Return Value

true if the priority queue was empty at the moment the function was called, false otherwise.

get_allocator

Returns a copy of the allocator used to construct the concurrent priority queue. This method is concurrency-safe.

allocator_type get_allocator() const;

Return Value

A copy of the allocator used to construct the concurrent_priority_queue object.

operator=

Assigns the contents of another concurrent_priority_queue object to this one. This method is not concurrency-safe.

concurrent_priority_queue& operator= (const concurrent_priority_queue& _Src);

concurrent_priority_queue& operator= (concurrent_priority_queue&& _Src);

Parameters

_Src
The source concurrent_priority_queue object.

Return Value

A reference to this concurrent_priority_queue object.

push

Adds an element to the concurrent priority queue. This method is concurrency-safe.

void push(const value_type& _Elem);

void push(value_type&& _Elem);

Parameters

_Elem
The element to be added to the concurrent priority queue.

size

Returns the number of elements in the concurrent priority queue. This method is concurrency-safe.

size_type size() const;

Return Value

The number of elements in this concurrent_priority_queue object.

Remarks

The returned size is guaranteed to include all elements added by calls to the function push. However, it may not reflect results of pending concurrent operations.

swap

Swaps the contents of two concurrent priority queues. This method is not concurrency-safe.

void swap(concurrent_priority_queue& _Queue);

Parameters

_Queue
The concurrent_priority_queue object to swap contents with.

try_pop

Removes and returns the highest priority element from the queue if the queue is non-empty. This method is concurrency-safe.

bool try_pop(reference _Elem);

Parameters

_Elem
A reference to a variable that will be populated with the highest priority element, if the queue is non-empty.

Return Value

true if a value was popped, false otherwise.

See also

concurrency Namespace
Parallel Containers and Objects