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EventWaitHandle::TryOpenExisting Method

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Opens a specified named synchronization event, if it already exists, and returns a value that indicates whether the operation succeeded.

Namespace:   System.Threading
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodSystem_CAPS_staticTryOpenExisting(String^, EventWaitHandle^%)

Opens the specified named synchronization event, if it already exists, and returns a value that indicates whether the operation succeeded.

System_CAPS_pubmethodSystem_CAPS_staticTryOpenExisting(String^, EventWaitHandleRights, EventWaitHandle^%)

Opens the specified named synchronization event, if it already exists, with the desired security access, and returns a value that indicates whether the operation succeeded.

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