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Mutex.WaitOne Method (Int32, Boolean)

.NET Framework 3.5

Blocks the current thread until the current Mutex receives a signal, using a 32-bit signed integer to specify the time interval to wait and specifying whether to exit the synchronization domain before the wait. For complete documentation, see the base class topic, WaitHandle.WaitOne(Int32, Boolean).

Namespace: System.Threading
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

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public override bool WaitOne(
	int millisecondsTimeout,
	bool exitContext
)

Parameters

millisecondsTimeout: Type: System.Int32
The number of milliseconds to wait, or Timeout.Infinite (-1) to wait indefinitely.

exitContext: Type: System.Boolean
true to exit the synchronization domain for the context before the wait (if in a synchronized context), and reacquire it afterward; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the current instance receives a signal; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Important
This member override applies only to the versions listed in "Version Information" later in this topic. For other versions and complete documentation, see the base class topic, WaitHandle.WaitOne(Int32, Boolean).

Version Information

Reference

Mutex Class

WaitOne Overload

System.Threading Namespace

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