.NET Framework Class Library
WaitHandle..::.WaitAll Method (array<WaitHandle>[]()[])

Waits for all the elements in the specified array to receive a signal.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function WaitAll ( _
    waitHandles As WaitHandle() _
) As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim waitHandles As WaitHandle()
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = WaitHandle.WaitAll(waitHandles)
C#
public static bool WaitAll(
    WaitHandle[] waitHandles
)
Visual C++
public:
static bool WaitAll(
    array<WaitHandle^>^ waitHandles
)
JScript
public static function WaitAll(
    waitHandles : WaitHandle[]
) : boolean

Parameters

waitHandles
Type: array<System.Threading..::.WaitHandle>[]()[]
A WaitHandle array containing the objects for which the current instance will wait. This array cannot contain multiple references to the same object.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true when every element in waitHandles has received a signal; otherwise the method never returns.
Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

The waitHandles parameter is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). -or-

One or more of the objects in the waitHandles array are nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

-or-

waitHandles is an array with no elements and the .NET Framework version is 2.0 or later.

DuplicateWaitObjectException

The waitHandles array contains elements that are duplicates.

NotSupportedException

The number of objects in waitHandles is greater than the system permits.

-or-

The STAThreadAttribute attribute is applied to the thread procedure for the current thread, and waitHandles contains more than one element.

ApplicationException

waitHandles is an array with no elements and the .NET Framework version is 1.0 or 1.1.

AbandonedMutexException

The wait terminated because a thread exited without releasing a mutex. This exception is not thrown on Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition.

InvalidOperationException

The waitHandles array contains a transparent proxy for a WaitHandle in another application domain.

Remarks

AbandonedMutexException is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0. In previous versions, the WaitAll method returns true when a mutex is abandoned. An abandoned mutex often indicates a serious coding error. In the case of a system-wide mutex, it might indicate that an application has been terminated abruptly (for example, by using Windows Task Manager). The exception contains information useful for debugging.

The WaitAll method returns when all the handles are signaled. On some implementations, if more than 64 handles are passed, a NotSupportedException is thrown. If the array contains duplicates, the call fails with a DuplicateWaitObjectException.

NoteNote:

The WaitAll method is not supported on threads that have STAThreadAttribute.

Calling this method overload is equivalent to calling the WaitAll(array<WaitHandle>[]()[], Int32, Boolean) method overload and specifying -1 (or Timeout..::.Infinite) for millisecondsTimeout and true for exitContext.

Examples

The following code example shows how to use the thread pool to asynchronously create and write to a group of files. Each write operation is queued as a work item and signals when it is finished. The main thread waits for all the items to signal and then exits.

Visual Basic
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.Threading

' Request permission to create and write files to C:\TestTest.
<Assembly: FileIOPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.RequestMinimum, _
     All := "C:\TestTest")>

Public Class Test

    ' WaitHandle.WaitAll requires a multithreaded apartment 
    ' when using multiple wait handles.
    <MTAThreadAttribute> _
    Shared Sub Main()
        Const numberOfFiles As Integer = 5
        Dim dirName As String = "C:\TestTest"
        Dim fileName As String 

        Dim byteArray() As Byte 
        Dim randomGenerator As New Random()

        Dim manualEvents(numberOfFiles - 1) As ManualResetEvent
        Dim stateInfo As State 

        If Directory.Exists(dirName) <> True Then
            Directory.CreateDirectory(dirName)
        End If

        ' Queue the work items that create and write to the files.
        For i As Integer = 0 To numberOfFiles - 1
            fileName = String.Concat( _
                dirName, "\Test", i.ToString(), ".dat")

            ' Create random data to write to the file.
            byteArray = New Byte(1000000){}
            randomGenerator.NextBytes(byteArray)

            manualEvents(i) = New ManualResetEvent(false)

            stateInfo = _ 
                New State(fileName, byteArray, manualEvents(i))

            ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(AddressOf _
                Writer.WriteToFile, stateInfo)
        Next i

        ' Since ThreadPool threads are background threads, 
        ' wait for the work items to signal before exiting.
        WaitHandle.WaitAll(manualEvents)
        Console.WriteLine("Files written - main exiting.")
    End Sub

End Class

' Maintain state to pass to WriteToFile.
Public Class State

    Public fileName As String
    Public byteArray As Byte()
    Public manualEvent As ManualResetEvent

    Sub New(fileName As String, byteArray() As Byte, _
        manualEvent As ManualResetEvent)

        Me.fileName = fileName
        Me.byteArray = byteArray
        Me.manualEvent = manualEvent
    End Sub

End Class

Public Class Writer

    Private Sub New()
    End Sub

    Shared workItemCount As Integer = 0

    Shared Sub WriteToFile(state As Object)
        Dim workItemNumber As Integer = workItemCount
        Interlocked.Increment(workItemCount)
        Console.WriteLine("Starting work item {0}.", _
            workItemNumber.ToString())
        Dim stateInfo As State = CType(state, State)
        Dim fileWriter As FileStream = Nothing

        ' Create and write to the file.
        Try
            fileWriter = New FileStream( _
                stateInfo.fileName, FileMode.Create)
            fileWriter.Write(stateInfo.byteArray, _
                0, stateInfo.byteArray.Length)
        Finally
            If Not fileWriter Is Nothing Then
                fileWriter.Close()
            End If

            ' Signal Main that the work item has finished.
            Console.WriteLine("Ending work item {0}.", _
                workItemNumber.ToString())
            stateInfo.manualEvent.Set()
        End Try
    End Sub

End Class
C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Threading;

// Request permission to create and write files to C:\TestTest.
[assembly: FileIOPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.RequestMinimum, 
     All = @"C:\TestTest")]

class Test
{
    static void Main()
    {
        const int numberOfFiles = 5;
        string dirName = @"C:\TestTest";
        string fileName;

        byte[] byteArray;
        Random randomGenerator = new Random();

        ManualResetEvent[] manualEvents = 
            new ManualResetEvent[numberOfFiles];
        State stateInfo;

        if(!Directory.Exists(dirName))
        {
            Directory.CreateDirectory(dirName);
        }

        // Queue the work items that create and write to the files.
        for(int i = 0; i < numberOfFiles; i++)
        {
            fileName = string.Concat(
                dirName, @"\Test", i.ToString(), ".dat");

            // Create random data to write to the file.
            byteArray = new byte[1000000];
            randomGenerator.NextBytes(byteArray);

            manualEvents[i] = new ManualResetEvent(false);

            stateInfo = 
                new State(fileName, byteArray, manualEvents[i]);

            ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(
                Writer.WriteToFile), stateInfo);
        }

        // Since ThreadPool threads are background threads, 
        // wait for the work items to signal before exiting.
        WaitHandle.WaitAll(manualEvents);
        Console.WriteLine("Files written - main exiting.");
    }
}

// Maintain state to pass to WriteToFile.
class State
{
    public string fileName;
    public byte[] byteArray;
    public ManualResetEvent manualEvent;

    public State(string fileName, byte[] byteArray, 
        ManualResetEvent manualEvent)
    {
        this.fileName = fileName;
        this.byteArray = byteArray;
        this.manualEvent = manualEvent;
    }
}

class Writer
{
    static int workItemCount = 0;
    Writer() {}

    public static void WriteToFile(object state)
    {
        int workItemNumber = workItemCount;
        Interlocked.Increment(ref workItemCount);
        Console.WriteLine("Starting work item {0}.",
            workItemNumber.ToString());
        State stateInfo = (State)state;
        FileStream fileWriter = null;

        // Create and write to the file.
        try
        {
            fileWriter = new FileStream(
                stateInfo.fileName, FileMode.Create);
            fileWriter.Write(stateInfo.byteArray, 
                0, stateInfo.byteArray.Length);
        }
        finally
        {
            if(fileWriter != null)
            {
                fileWriter.Close();
            }

            // Signal Main that the work item has finished.
            Console.WriteLine("Ending work item {0}.", 
                workItemNumber.ToString());
            stateInfo.manualEvent.Set();
        }
    }
}
Visual C++
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;
using namespace System::Threading;

// Request permission to create and write files to C:\TestTest.
// Maintain state to pass to WriteToFile.

[assembly:FileIOPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::RequestMinimum,
All="C:\\TestTest")];
ref class State
{
public:
   String^ fileName;
   array<Byte>^byteArray;
   ManualResetEvent^ manualEvent;
   State( String^ fileName, array<Byte>^byteArray, ManualResetEvent^ manualEvent )
      : fileName( fileName ), byteArray( byteArray ), manualEvent( manualEvent )
   {}

};

ref class Writer
{
private:
   static int workItemCount = 0;
   Writer(){}


public:
   static void WriteToFile( Object^ state )
   {
      int workItemNumber = workItemCount;
      Interlocked::Increment( workItemCount );
      Console::WriteLine( "Starting work item {0}.", workItemNumber.ToString() );
      State^ stateInfo = dynamic_cast<State^>(state);
      FileStream^ fileWriter;

      // Create and write to the file.
      try
      {
         fileWriter = gcnew FileStream( stateInfo->fileName,FileMode::Create );
         fileWriter->Write( stateInfo->byteArray, 0, stateInfo->byteArray->Length );
      }
      finally
      {
         if ( fileWriter != nullptr )
         {
            fileWriter->Close();
         }

         // Signal main() that the work item has finished.
         Console::WriteLine( "Ending work item {0}.", workItemNumber.ToString() );
         stateInfo->manualEvent->Set();
      }

   }

};

void main()
{
   const int numberOfFiles = 5;
   String^ dirName =  "C:\\TestTest";
   String^ fileName;
   array<Byte>^byteArray;
   Random^ randomGenerator = gcnew Random;
   array<ManualResetEvent^>^manualEvents = gcnew array<ManualResetEvent^>(numberOfFiles);
   State^ stateInfo;
   if (  !Directory::Exists( dirName ) )
   {
      Directory::CreateDirectory( dirName );
   }


   // Queue the work items that create and write to the files.
   for ( int i = 0; i < numberOfFiles; i++ )
   {
      fileName = String::Concat( dirName,  "\\Test", ((i)).ToString(),  ".dat" );

      // Create random data to write to the file.
      byteArray = gcnew array<Byte>(1000000);
      randomGenerator->NextBytes( byteArray );
      manualEvents[ i ] = gcnew ManualResetEvent( false );
      stateInfo = gcnew State( fileName,byteArray,manualEvents[ i ] );
      ThreadPool::QueueUserWorkItem( gcnew WaitCallback( &Writer::WriteToFile ), stateInfo );

   }

   // Since ThreadPool threads are background threads, 
   // wait for the work items to signal before exiting.
   WaitHandle::WaitAll( manualEvents );
   Console::WriteLine( "Files written - main exiting." );
}

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
See Also

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