Class ManualResetEvent

Notifies one or more waiting threads that an event has occurred. This class cannot be inherited.

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

Constructors

ManualResetEvent(bool)

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

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

true to set the initial state signaled; false to set the initial state to nonsignaled.

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