CIMPLICITYHandle Event Flags
Use the Device Communications Toolkit functions to manipulate event flags.
A CIMPLICITY software event flag is a bit within a predefined data structure. Applications can reserve some event flags to indicate some condition has occurred. Routines are provided to SET and CLEAR the event flag.
The enabler calls predefined (user-defined) functions when an event flag is SET. Ten (10) event flags are available to the enabler.
The following functions manipulate these flags:
- dcrp_call_on_time
- dcrp_clear_ef
- dcrp_get_any_ef
- dcrp_get_ef
- dcrp_release_ef
- dcrp_set_ef
Note: Some operating systems provide primitives for defining and manipulating event flags. It is recommended that the CIMPLICITY software-provided routines be used instead to avoid conflict with CIMPLICITY software routines within the enabler.
The Device Communications Toolkit reserves 10 event flags for use with user-customized subroutines and provides functions for reserving and manipulating the event flags.
Event flags should be cleared within the user-defined function for processing the event flag.
