WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException Class
The exception that is thrown when an attempt is made to open a system mutex, semaphore, or event wait handle that does not exist.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
System::Exception
System::ApplicationException
System.Threading::WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException() | Initializes a new instance of the WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException class with default values. |
![]() | WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException(SerializationInfo^, StreamingContext) | Initializes a new instance of the WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException class with serialized data. |
![]() | WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException(String^) | Initializes a new instance of the WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException class with a specified error message. |
![]() | WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException(String^, Exception^) | Initializes a new instance of the WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Data | Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception.(Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | HelpLink | Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception.(Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | HResult | Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception.(Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | InnerException | |
![]() | Message | Gets a message that describes the current exception.(Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | Source | Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error.(Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | StackTrace | Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack.(Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | TargetSite | Gets the method that throws the current exception.(Inherited from Exception.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(Object^) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize() | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetBaseException() | |
![]() | GetHashCode() | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetObjectData(SerializationInfo^, StreamingContext) | When overridden in a derived class, sets the SerializationInfo with information about the exception.(Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | GetType() | Gets the runtime type of the current instance.(Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone() | |
![]() | ToString() | Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception.(Inherited from Exception.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | SerializeObjectState | Occurs when an exception is serialized to create an exception state object that contains serialized data about the exception.(Inherited from Exception.) |
Instances of the Mutex, Semaphore, and EventWaitHandle classes can represent named system synchronization objects. When you use the Mutex::OpenExisting method, the Semaphore::OpenExisting method, or the EventWaitHandle::OpenExisting method to open a named system object that does not exist, a WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException exception is thrown.
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 8.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.



