> > This raise the following question : Is a field variable in a class > > aligned in memory ? (OnMyEvent variable is just a field variable). > > I don't know, and it also raises a second question:
> > Reads and writes to variables of > > other sizes are not guaranteed to be atomic on any platform." > > Are i.e. reads/writes of Byte-variables not atomic in any Windows > version, and if yes what versions are they? If that was true for > 32-Bit Win I would have to change plenty of code :( Anything shorter than a 32 bit integer and properly aligned is always atomic. As a byt can't be split, it is always read/written atomicly. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Author of ICS (Internet Component Suite, freeware) Author of MidWare (Multi-tier framework, freeware) http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be