MessageQueue.ReadHandle Property

Definition

Gets the native handle used to read messages from the message queue.

public:
 property IntPtr ReadHandle { IntPtr get(); };
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
[System.Messaging.MessagingDescription("MQ_ReadHandle")]
public IntPtr ReadHandle { get; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
[<System.Messaging.MessagingDescription("MQ_ReadHandle")>]
member this.ReadHandle : nativeint
Public ReadOnly Property ReadHandle As IntPtr

Property Value

IntPtr

nativeint

A handle to the native queue object that you use for peeking and receiving messages from the queue.

Attributes

Exceptions

An error occurred when accessing a Message Queuing method.

Remarks

The ReadHandle provides a native Windows handle to the message queue object that is used for peeking and receiving messages from the queue. If you change the path of the queue, the handle is closed and reopened with a new value.

The following table shows whether this property is available in various Workgroup modes.

Workgroup mode Available
Local computer Yes
Local computer and direct format name Yes
Remote computer No
Remote computer and direct format name Yes

Applies to

See also