WaitOne with 0 as timeout value

[George2]

Hello everyone,


1.

I have checked MSDN document,

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...t0(VS.80).aspx

it does not cover what is the function of WaitOne if we assign 0 as the timeout parameter.

I think the function of assigning 0 is to check whether the signal is set or not, and it will be returned immediately, right?

2.

If WaitOne (0, true) returns true, it means the signal is set or not set?


thanks in advance,
George

[matsp]

1. Yes, I would think that zero means "do not wait for this to happen". I haven't used this particular function (or programmed C# more than once, really), but it follows other "wait-with-timeout" functions in Windows API - and it seems like the obvious thing to happen in general - the only other option for 0 to mean "wait forever", but "-1" is used for that purpose, so it makes no sense to have two values meanign "wait forever" - so as a conclusion, zero means "don't wait", just check the result right now and tell me what it was.

2. Yes.

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Mats

[George2]

Thanks Mats,


Question answered.

1. Yes, I would think that zero means "do not wait for this to happen". I haven't used this particular function (or programmed C# more than once, really), but it follows other "wait-with-timeout" functions in Windows API - and it seems like the obvious thing to happen in general - the only other option for 0 to mean "wait forever", but "-1" is used for that purpose, so it makes no sense to have two values meanign "wait forever" - so as a conclusion, zero means "don't wait", just check the result right now and tell me what it was.

2. Yes.

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Mats

regards,
George