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MessageQueue::PeekCompleted Event

Occurs when a message is read without being removed from the queue. This is a result of the asynchronous operation, BeginPeek.

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

[MessagingDescriptionAttribute(L"MQ_PeekCompleted")]
public:
 event PeekCompletedEventHandler^ PeekCompleted {
	void add (PeekCompletedEventHandler^ value);
	void remove (PeekCompletedEventHandler^ value);
}

BeginPeek is used in asynchronous processing to raise the PeekCompleted event when a message is available in the queue.

EndPeek(IAsyncResult) is used to complete the operation initiated by a call to BeginPeek and peek the message when the PeekCompleted event is raised.

When you create a PeekCompletedEventHandler delegate, you identify the method that will handle the event. To associate the event with your event handler, add an instance of the delegate to the event. The event handler is called whenever the event occurs, unless you remove the delegate. For more information about event handler delegates, see Events and Delegates.

The following code example creates an event handler named MyPeekCompleted, attaches it to the PeekCompleted event handler delegate, and calls BeginPeek to initiate an asynchronous peek operation on the queue that is located at the path ".\myQueue". When a PeekCompleted event is raised, the example peeks the message and writes its body to the screen. The example then calls BeginPeek again to initiate a new asynchronous peek operation


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

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Messaging;

// This example performs asynchronous peek operation
// processing.
//*************************************************
ref class MyNewQueue
{
public:

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

      // End the asynchronous peek operation.
      Message^ m = mq->EndPeek( asyncResult->AsyncResult );

      // Display message information on the screen.
      Console::WriteLine( "Message: {0}", static_cast<String^>(m->Body) );

      // Restart the asynchronous peek operation.
      mq->BeginPeek();
      return;
   }
};

// Provides an entry point into the application.
//         
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 PeekCompleted event.
   myQueue->PeekCompleted += gcnew PeekCompletedEventHandler( MyNewQueue::MyPeekCompleted );

   // Begin the asynchronous peek operation.
   myQueue->BeginPeek();

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


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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