MessageQueue::BeginReceive Method ()

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Initiates an asynchronous receive operation that has no time-out. The operation is not complete until a message becomes available in the queue.

Namespace:   System.Messaging
Assembly:  System.Messaging (in System.Messaging.dll)

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IAsyncResult^ BeginReceive()

Return Value

Type: System::IAsyncResult^

The IAsyncResult that identifies the posted asynchronous request.

Exception Condition
MessageQueueException

An error occurred when accessing a Message Queuing method.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1

The method is not thread safe.

In asynchronous processing, you use BeginReceive to raise the ReceiveCompleted event when a message has been removed from the queue.

ReceiveCompleted is also raised if a message already exists in the queue.

To use BeginReceive, create an event handler that processes the results of the asynchronous operation and associate it with your event delegate. BeginReceive initiates an asynchronous receive operation; the MessageQueue is notified, through the raising of the ReceiveCompleted event, when a message arrives in the queue. The MessageQueue can then access the message by calling EndReceive(IAsyncResult^).

The BeginReceive method returns immediately, but the asynchronous operation is not completed until the event handler is called.

Because BeginReceive is asynchronous, you can call it to receive a message from the queue without blocking the current thread of execution. To synchronously receive a message, use the Receive method.

Once an asynchronous operation completes, you can call BeginPeek or BeginReceive again in the event handler to keep receiving notifications.

The IAsyncResult that BeginReceive returns identifies the asynchronous operation that the method started. You can use this IAsyncResult throughout the lifetime of the operation, although you generally do not use it until EndReceive(IAsyncResult^) is called. However, if you start several asynchronous operations, you can place their IAsyncResult values in an array and specify whether to wait for all operations or any operation to complete. In this case, you use the AsyncWaitHandle property of the IAsyncResult to identify the completed operation.

If CanRead is false, the completion event is raised, but an exception will be thrown when calling EndReceive(IAsyncResult^).

Do not use the asynchronous call BeginReceive with transactions. If you want to perform a transactional asynchronous operation, call BeginPeek, and put the transaction and the (synchronous) Receive method within the event handler you create for the peek operation. Your event handler might contain functionality as shown in the following C# code.

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myMessageQueue.BeginTransaction();
 myMessageQueue.Receive();
 myMessageQueue.CommitTransaction();

The following table shows whether this method 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

The following code example chains asynchronous requests. It assumes there is a queue on the local computer called "myQueue". The Main function begins the asynchronous operation that is handled by the MyReceiveCompleted routine. MyReceiveCompleted processes the current message and begins a new asynchronous receive operation.

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#using <system.dll>
#using <system.messaging.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Messaging;
using namespace System::Threading;

ref class MyNewQueue
{
public:

   // Define static class members.
   static ManualResetEvent^ signal = gcnew ManualResetEvent( false );
   static int count = 0;

   // Provides an event handler for the ReceiveCompleted
   // event.
   static void MyReceiveCompleted( Object^ source, ReceiveCompletedEventArgs^ asyncResult )
   {
      try
      {
         // Connect to the queue.
         MessageQueue^ mq = dynamic_cast<MessageQueue^>(source);

         // End the asynchronous receive operation.
         mq->EndReceive( asyncResult->AsyncResult );
         count += 1;
         if ( count == 10 )
         {
            signal->Set();
         }

         // Restart the asynchronous receive operation.
         mq->BeginReceive();
      }
      catch ( MessageQueueException^ ) 
      {
         // Handle sources of MessageQueueException.
      }

      // Handle other exceptions.
      return;
   }
};

// Provides an entry point into the application.
//         
// This example performs asynchronous receive
// operation processing.
int main()
{
   // Create an instance of MessageQueue. Set its formatter.
   MessageQueue^ myQueue = gcnew MessageQueue( ".\\myQueue" );
   array<Type^>^p = gcnew array<Type^>(1);
   p[ 0 ] = String::typeid;
   myQueue->Formatter = gcnew XmlMessageFormatter( p );

   // Add an event handler for the ReceiveCompleted event.
   myQueue->ReceiveCompleted += gcnew ReceiveCompletedEventHandler( MyNewQueue::MyReceiveCompleted );

   // Begin the asynchronous receive operation.
   myQueue->BeginReceive();
   MyNewQueue::signal->WaitOne();

   // Do other work on the current thread.
   return 0;
}

The following code example queues asynchronous requests. The call to BeginReceive uses the AsyncWaitHandle in its return value. The Main routine waits for all asynchronous operations to be completed before exiting.

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#using <system.dll>
#using <system.messaging.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Messaging;
using namespace System::Threading;

ref class MyNewQueue
{
public:

   // Provides an event handler for the ReceiveCompleted
   // event.
   static void MyReceiveCompleted( Object^ source, ReceiveCompletedEventArgs^ asyncResult )
   {
      try
      {
         // Connect to the queue.
         MessageQueue^ mq = dynamic_cast<MessageQueue^>(source);

         // End the asynchronous receive operation.
         mq->EndReceive( asyncResult->AsyncResult );

         // Process the message here.
         Console::WriteLine( "Message received." );
      }
      catch ( MessageQueueException^ ) 
      {
         // Handle sources of MessageQueueException.
      }
      // Handle other exceptions.
      return;
   }
};

// Provides an entry point into the application.
//         
// This example performs asynchronous receive
// operation processing.
int main()
{
   // Create an instance of MessageQueue. Set its formatter.
   MessageQueue^ myQueue = gcnew MessageQueue( ".\\myQueue" );
   array<Type^>^p = gcnew array<Type^>(1);
   p[ 0 ] = String::typeid;
   myQueue->Formatter = gcnew XmlMessageFormatter( p );

   // Add an event handler for the ReceiveCompleted event.
   myQueue->ReceiveCompleted += gcnew ReceiveCompletedEventHandler( MyNewQueue::MyReceiveCompleted );

   // Define wait handles for multiple operations.
   array<WaitHandle^>^waitHandleArray = gcnew array<WaitHandle^>(10);
   for ( int i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
   {
      // Begin asynchronous operations.
      waitHandleArray[ i ] = myQueue->BeginReceive()->AsyncWaitHandle;
   }

   // Specify to wait for all operations to return.
   WaitHandle::WaitAll( waitHandleArray );
   return 0;
}
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