Class AutoResetEvent

Notifies a waiting thread that an event has occurred. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance
object
MarshalByRefObject
WaitHandle
AutoResetEvent
Inherited Members
Namespace: System.Threading
Assembly: mscorlib.dll
Syntax
public sealed class AutoResetEvent : WaitHandle

Constructors

AutoResetEvent(bool)

Initializes a new instance of the AutoResetEvent class with a Boolean value indicating whether to set the initial state to signaled.

Declaration
public AutoResetEvent(bool initialState)
Parameters
Type Name Description
bool initialState

true to set the initial state to signaled; false to set the initial state to non-signaled.

Methods

Reset()

Sets the state of the event to nonsignaled, causing threads to block.

Declaration
public bool Reset()
Returns
Type Description
bool

true if the operation succeeds; otherwise, false.

Set()

Sets the state of the event to signaled, allowing one or more waiting threads to proceed.

Declaration
public bool Set()
Returns
Type Description
bool

true if the operation succeeds; otherwise, false.

Extension Methods