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\section{\kcode{critical} Construct}
\label{sec:critical}
\index{constructs!critical@\kcode{critical}}
\index{critical construct@\kcode{critical} construct}
\index{critical construct@\kcode{critical} construct!hint clause@\kcode{hint} clause}
\index{clauses!hint@\kcode{hint}}
\index{hint clause@\kcode{hint} clause}

The following example includes several \kcode{critical} constructs. The example 
illustrates a queuing model in which a task is dequeued and worked on. To guard 
against multiple threads dequeuing the same task, the dequeuing operation must 
be in a \kcode{critical} region. Because the two queues in this example are independent, 
they are protected by \kcode{critical} constructs with different names, \ucode{xaxis} 
and \ucode{yaxis}.

\cexample{critical}{1}

\fexample{critical}{1}

The following example extends the previous example by adding the \kcode{hint} clause to the \kcode{critical} constructs.

\cexample[5.0]{critical}{2}

\fexample[5.0]{critical}{2}