Class Switch

An atomic switch that can be either on or off

Inheritance

Object

Switch

Inherited Members

Object.Equals(Object)

Object.Equals(Object, Object)

Object.GetHashCode()

Object.GetType()

Object.MemberwiseClone()

Object.ReferenceEquals(Object, Object)

Object.ToString()

Namespace: Akka.Util

Assembly: Akka.dll

Syntax

public class Switch

Constructors

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Switch(Boolean)

TBD

Declaration

public Switch(bool startAsOn = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Boolean	startAsOn	TBD

Properties

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IsOff

Gets a value indicating whether this switch is off. No locking.

Declaration

public bool IsOff { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	`true` if this instance is off; otherwise, `false`.

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IsOn

Gets a value indicating whether this switch is on. No locking.

Declaration

public bool IsOn { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	`true` if this instance is on; otherwise, `false`.

Methods

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IfOff(Action)

Executes the provided action and returns if the action was executed or not, if the switch is IMMEDIATELY off (i.e. no lock involved)

Declaration

public bool IfOff(Action action)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action	action	The action.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Return `true` if the switch was off

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IfOn(Action)

Executes the provided action and returns if the action was executed or not, if the switch is IMMEDIATELY on (i.e. no lock involved)

Declaration

public bool IfOn(Action action)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action	action	The action.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Return `true` if the switch was on

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Locked(Action)

TBD

Declaration

public void Locked(Action action)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action	action	TBD

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SwitchOff()

Switches the switch off (if on). Uses locking.

Declaration

public bool SwitchOff()

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns `true` if the switch was switched off

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SwitchOff(Action)

Executes the provided action if the lock is on. This is done under a lock so be very careful with longrunning/blocking operations in it. Only executes the action if the switch is on, and switches it off immediately after obtaining the lock. Will switch it back on if the provided action throws an exception.

Declaration

public bool SwitchOff(Action action)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action	action	TBD

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns `true` if the switch was switched off

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SwitchOn()

Switches the switch on (if off). Uses locking.

Declaration

public bool SwitchOn()

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns `true` if the switch was switched on

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SwitchOn(Action)

Executes the provided action if the lock is off. This is done under a lock so be very careful with longrunning/blocking operations in it. Only executes the action if the switch is off, and switches it on immediately after obtaining the lock. Will switch it back off if the provided action throws an exception.

Declaration

public bool SwitchOn(Action action)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action	action	TBD

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	Returns `true` if the switch was switched on

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TranscendFrom(Boolean, Action)

TBD

Declaration

protected bool TranscendFrom(bool from, Action action)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Boolean	from	TBD
Action	action	TBD

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	TBD

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WhileOff(Action)

Executes the provided action and returns if the action was executed or not, if the switch is off, waiting for any pending changes to happen before (locking) Be careful of longrunning or blocking within the provided action as it can lead to deadlocks or bad performance

Declaration

public bool WhileOff(Action action)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action	action	TBD

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	TBD

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WhileOn(Action)

Executes the provided action and returns if the action was executed or not, if the switch is on, waiting for any pending changes to happen before (locking) Be careful of longrunning or blocking within the provided action as it can lead to deadlocks or bad performance

Declaration

public bool WhileOn(Action action)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action	action	TBD

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	TBD

Extension Methods

ObjectExtensions.IsDefaultForType<T>(T)

ObjectExtensions.AsOption<T>(T)

Extensions.AsInstanceOf<T>(Object)