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Imports System.Threading

Module Tester
   Sub Main()
      Dim holdInteger As New Buffer()

      Dim producer As New Producer(holdInteger)
      Dim consumer As New Consumer(holdInteger)

      Dim producerThread As New Thread(AddressOf producer.Produce)
      Dim consumerThread As New Thread(AddressOf consumer.Consume)

      producerThread.Name = "Producer"
      consumerThread.Name = "Consumer"

      producerThread.Start()
      consumerThread.Start()
   End Sub

End Module 

Public Class Producer
   Private buffer As Buffer

   Public Sub New(ByVal sharedObject As Buffer)
      buffer = sharedObject
   End Sub ' New

   Public Sub Produce()
      Dim count As Integer

      For count = 1 To 4
         Thread.Sleep(4000)
         buffer.Buffer = count
      Next

      Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentThread.Name & _
         " done producing." & vbCrLf & "Terminating " & _
         Thread.CurrentThread.Name & ".")
   End Sub 

End Class 

Public Class Consumer
   Private buffer As Buffer

   Public Sub New(ByVal sharedObject As Buffer)
      buffer = sharedObject
   End Sub ' New

   Public Sub Consume()
      Dim count, sum As Integer

      For count = 1 To 4
         Thread.Sleep(300)
         sum += buffer.Buffer
      Next

      Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentThread.Name & _
         " read values totaling: " & sum & "." & vbCrLf & _
         "Terminating " & Thread.CurrentThread.Name & ".")
   End Sub 

End Class


Public Class Buffer
   Private mBuffer As Integer = -1

   Property Buffer() As Integer
      Get
         Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentThread.Name & _
            " reads " & mBuffer)
         Return mBuffer
      End Get

      Set(ByVal Value As Integer)
         Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentThread.Name & _
            " writes " & Value)

         mBuffer = Value
      End Set

   End Property ' Buffer

End Class
Consumer reads -1
Consumer reads -1
Consumer reads -1
Consumer reads -1
Consumer read values totaling: -4.
Terminating Consumer.
Producer writes 1
Producer writes 2
Producer writes 3
^CTerminate batch job (Y/N)? ^Cn








23.6.Producer and consumer
23.6.1.Producer and consumer
23.6.2.Producer and consumer without synchronization mechanisms
23.6.3.Producer and consumer with synchronization mechanisms
23.6.4.Synchronize access to circular Integer buffer