Operator Reference
try_wait_event (Operator)
try_wait_event
— Lock an event synchronization object only if it is unlocked.
Signature
try_wait_event( : : EventHandle : Busy)
Description
try_wait_event
behaves identically to wait_event
, except
that it does not block the calling thread when waiting until the object is
signaled but returns immediately. The state of the event before entering
try_wait_event
is returned in Busy
. 1 indicates
that the event was non-signaled before calling try_wait_event
,
0 that the event was signaled.
Execution Information
- Multithreading type: independent (runs in parallel even with exclusive operators).
- Multithreading scope: global (may be called from any thread).
- Processed without parallelization.
Parameters
EventHandle
(input_control) event →
(handle)
Event synchronization object.
Busy
(output_control) number →
(integer)
Object already locked?
Result
If the event handle is valid, the operator try_wait_event
returns 2 (
H_MSG_TRUE)
. If necessary, an exception is raised.
Possible Predecessors
Possible Successors
See also
Module
Foundation