Imports System
Imports System.Threading

Public Class WaitOne

    Shared autoEvent As New AutoResetEvent(False)

    <MTAThread> _
    Shared Sub Main()
        Console.WriteLine("Main starting.")

        ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(AddressOf WorkMethod, autoEvent)

        ' Wait for work method to signal.
        autoEvent.WaitOne()
        Console.WriteLine("Work method signaled.")
        Console.WriteLine("Main ending.")
    End Sub

    Shared Sub WorkMethod(stateInfo As Object) 
        Console.WriteLine("Work starting.")

        ' Simulate time spent working.
        Thread.Sleep(New Random().Next(100, 2000))

        ' Signal that work is finished.
        Console.WriteLine("Work ending.")
        CType(stateInfo, AutoResetEvent).Set()
    End Sub

End Class

using System;
using System.Threading;

class WaitOne
{
    static AutoResetEvent autoEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);

    static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Main starting.");

        ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(
            new WaitCallback(WorkMethod), autoEvent);

        // Wait for work method to signal.
        autoEvent.WaitOne();
        Console.WriteLine("Work method signaled.\nMain ending.");
    }

    static void WorkMethod(object stateInfo) 
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Work starting.");

        // Simulate time spent working.
        Thread.Sleep(new Random().Next(100, 2000));

        // Signal that work is finished.
        Console.WriteLine("Work ending.");
        ((AutoResetEvent)stateInfo).Set();
    }
}

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
ref class WaitOne
{
private:
   WaitOne(){}


public:
   static void WorkMethod( Object^ stateInfo )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Work starting." );

      // Simulate time spent working.
      Thread::Sleep( (gcnew Random)->Next( 100, 2000 ) );

      // Signal that work is finished.
      Console::WriteLine( "Work ending." );
      dynamic_cast<AutoResetEvent^>(stateInfo)->Set();
   }

};

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "Main starting." );
   AutoResetEvent^ autoEvent = gcnew AutoResetEvent( false );
   ThreadPool::QueueUserWorkItem( gcnew WaitCallback( &WaitOne::WorkMethod ), autoEvent );

   // Wait for work method to signal.
   autoEvent->WaitOne(  );
   Console::WriteLine( "Work method signaled.\nMain ending." );
}