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Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles Namespace

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The Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles namespace contains classes that are abstract derivations of safe handle classes that provide common functionality supporting file and operating system handles.

These classes are derived from the System.Runtime.InteropServices::SafeHandle and System.Runtime.InteropServices::CriticalHandle classes.

  Class Description
Public class CriticalHandleMinusOneIsInvalid Provides a base class for Win32 critical handle implementations in which the value of -1 indicates an invalid handle.
Public class SafeHandleMinusOneIsInvalid Provides a base class for Win32 safe handle implementations in which the value of -1 indicates an invalid handle.
Public class SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid Provides a base class for Win32 safe handle implementations in which the value of either 0 or -1 indicates an invalid handle.
Public class SafeWaitHandle Represents a wrapper class for a wait handle.

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