Name
AutoResetEvent
Synopsis
This class presents a WaitHandle
with two states:
signaled and nonsignaled. If nonsignaled, waiting threads block;
otherwise they continue executing. It is constructed with an initial
signal value and can be Set( )
to signaled or
Reset( )
to nonsignaled. When signaled, the
AutoResetEvent
automatically resets to nonsignaled
once a single blocking thread has been released. Calling
Set( )
with no blocking threads causes it to
remain signaled until another thread waits on it.
public sealed class AutoResetEvent : WaitHandle {
// Public Constructors
public AutoResetEvent(bool initialState
);
// Public Instance Methods
public bool Reset( );
public bool Set( );
}
Hierarchy
System.Object
→
System.MarshalByRefObject
→
WaitHandle(System.IDisposable)
→
AutoResetEvent
Figure 42-3. Thread state transitions
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