//: C08:Volatile.cpp // From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com // (c) Bruce Eckel 2000 // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt // The volatile keyword class Comm { const volatile unsigned char byte; volatile unsigned char flag; enum { bufsize = 100 }; unsigned char buf[bufsize]; int index; public: Comm(); void isr() volatile; char read(int index) const; }; Comm::Comm() : index(0), byte(0), flag(0) {} // Only a demo; won't actually work // as an interrupt service routine: void Comm::isr() volatile { flag = 0; buf[index++] = byte; // Wrap to beginning of buffer: if(index >= bufsize) index = 0; } char Comm::read(int index) const { if(index < 0 || index >= bufsize) return 0; return buf[index]; } int main() { volatile Comm Port; Port.isr(); // OK //! Port.read(0); // Error, read() not volatile } ///:~