SemaphoreSlim.WaitAsync Method (Int32, CancellationToken)
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Asynchronously waits to enter the SemaphoreSlim, using a 32-bit signed integer to measure the time interval, while observing a CancellationToken.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
'Declaration Public Function WaitAsync ( _ millisecondsTimeout As Integer, _ cancellationToken As CancellationToken _ ) As Task(Of Boolean)
Parameters
- millisecondsTimeout
- Type: System.Int32
The number of milliseconds to wait, or Infinite (-1) to wait indefinitely.
- cancellationToken
- Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken
The CancellationToken to observe.
Return Value
Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task(Of Boolean)A task that will complete with a result of true if the current thread successfully entered the SemaphoreSlim, otherwise with a result of false.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ObjectDisposedException | The current instance has already been disposed. |
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | millisecondsTimeout is a negative number other than -1, which represents an infinite time-out. |
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