.NET 4 System.Threading.Barrier 类

在Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit中有个System.Threading.Barrier的Demo，通过Barrier Class我们可以控制线程的运行，做到线程同步的效果。

Barrier Class在使用上十分的简单，只要在Barrier的构造函数中传入participantCount(简单的说就是要等待的线程个数)，并在要同步的点调用SignalAndWait方法就可以了。线程会在调用SignalAndWait之后暂停运行，等待所有参与的线程都到达了同步点才继续往下运行。

举个例子来看，假设今天Charlie、Mac、Dennis三个人相约要去西雅图喝咖啡。由于三个人的住的地区不尽相同，且车子都需要加油，因此他们约在途中会经过的加油站待会合后一同前往。这样的情境我们可以通过Thread与Barrier用程序仿真出来。

using System; 
using System.Collections.Generic; 
using System.Linq; 
using System.Text; 
using System.Threading; 
namespace BarrierDemo 
{ 
    class Program 
    { 
        static Barrier sync; 
        static CancellationToken token; 
        static void Main(string[] args) 
        { 
            var source = new CancellationTokenSource(); 
            token = source.Token; 
            sync = new Barrier(3); 
            var charlie = new Thread(() => DriveToBoston("Charlie", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1))); charlie.Start(); 
            var mac = new Thread(() => DriveToBoston("Mac", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2))); mac.Start(); 
            var dennis = new Thread(() => DriveToBoston("Dennis", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3))); dennis.Start(); 
            //source.Cancel(); 
            charlie.Join(); 
            mac.Join(); 
            dennis.Join(); 
            Console.ReadKey(); 
        } 
        static void DriveToBoston(string name, TimeSpan timeToGasStation) 
        { 
            try 
            { 
                Console.WriteLine("[{0}] Leaving House", name); 
                // Perform some work 
                Thread.Sleep(timeToGasStation); 
                Console.WriteLine("[{0}] Arrived at Gas Station", name); 
                // Need to sync here 
                sync.SignalAndWait(token); 
                // Perform some more work 
                Console.WriteLine("[{0}] Leaving for Boston", name); 
            } 
            catch (OperationCanceledException) 
            { 
                Console.WriteLine("[{0}] Caravan was cancelled! Going home!", name); 
            } 
        } 
    } 
}