mutex/example17.cpp

// call_once example
#include <iostream>       // std::cout
#include <thread>         // std::thread, std::this_thread::sleep_for
#include <chrono>         // std::chrono::milliseconds
#include <mutex>          // std::call_once, std::once_flag

int winner;
void set_winner (int x) { winner = x; }
std::once_flag winner_flag;

void wait_1000ms (int id) {
  // count to 1000, waiting 1ms between increments:
  for (int i=0; i<1000; ++i)
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
  // claim to be the winner (only the first such call is executed):
  std::call_once (winner_flag,set_winner,id);
}

int main ()
{
  std::thread threads[10];
  // spawn 10 threads:
  for (int i=0; i<10; ++i)
    threads[i] = std::thread(wait_1000ms,i+1);

  std::cout << "waiting for the first among 10 threads to count 1000   ms...\n";

  for (auto& th : threads) th.join();
  std::cout << "winner thread: " << winner << '\n';

  return 0;
}