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system_context::executor_type

The executor type associated with the context.

typedef system_executor executor_type;

Member Functions

Name	Description
context	Obtain the underlying execution context.
defer	Request the system executor to invoke the given function object.
dispatch	Request the system executor to invoke the given function object.
on_work_finished	Inform the executor that some work is no longer outstanding.
on_work_started	Inform the executor that it has some outstanding work to do.
post	Request the system executor to invoke the given function object.

Friends

Name	Description
operator!=	Compare two executors for inequality.
operator==	Compare two executors for equality.

The system executor represents an execution context where functions are permitted to run on arbitrary threads. The post() and defer() functions schedule the function to run on an unspecified system thread pool, and dispatch() invokes the function immediately.

Requirements

Header: boost/asio/system_context.hpp

Convenience header: boost/asio.hpp