SafeWaitHandle Class

Definition

Represents a wrapper class for a wait handle.

[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public sealed class SafeWaitHandle : Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid
Inheritance
Attributes

Inherited Members

System.Object

System.Runtime.InteropServices.SafeHandle

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use interop to create a mutex using the SafeWaitHandle class and the unmanaged CreateMutex function.

using System;
using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;


class SafeHandlesExample
{

    static void Main()
    {
        UnmanagedMutex uMutex = new UnmanagedMutex("YourCompanyName_SafeHandlesExample_MUTEX");

        try
        {

            uMutex.Create();
            Console.WriteLine("Mutex created. Press Enter to release it.");
            Console.ReadLine();


        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(e);
        }
        finally
        {
            uMutex.Release();
            Console.WriteLine("Mutex Released.");
        }

        Console.ReadLine();


    }
}

class UnmanagedMutex 
{


    // Use interop to call the CreateMutex function.
    // For more information about CreateMutex,
    // see the unmanaged MSDN reference library.
    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Unicode)]
    static extern SafeWaitHandle CreateMutex(IntPtr lpMutexAttributes, bool bInitialOwner,
    string lpName);


    // Use interop to call the ReleaseMutex function.
    // For more information about ReleaseMutex,
    // see the unmanaged MSDN reference library.
    [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
    public static extern bool ReleaseMutex(SafeWaitHandle hMutex);



    private SafeWaitHandle handleValue = null;
    private IntPtr mutexAttrValue = IntPtr.Zero;
    private string nameValue = null;

    public UnmanagedMutex(string Name)
    {
        nameValue = Name;
    }


    public void Create()
    {
        if (nameValue == null && nameValue.Length == 0)
        {
            throw new ArgumentNullException("nameValue");
        }

        handleValue = CreateMutex(mutexAttrValue,
                                        true, nameValue);

        // If the handle is invalid,
        // get the last Win32 error 
        // and throw a Win32Exception.
        if (handleValue.IsInvalid)
        {
            Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(Marshal.GetHRForLastWin32Error());
        }
    }

    public SafeWaitHandle Handle
    {
        get
        {
            // If the handle is valid,
            // return it.
            if (!handleValue.IsInvalid)
            {
                return handleValue;
            }
            else
            {
                return null;
            }
        }

    }

    public string Name
    {
        get
        {
            return nameValue;
        }

    }


    public void Release()
    {
        ReleaseMutex(handleValue);
    }

}
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Class SafeHandlesExample


    Shared Sub Main()
        Dim uMutex As New UnmanagedMutex("YourCompanyName_SafeHandlesExample_MUTEX")

        Try

            uMutex.Create()
            Console.WriteLine("Mutex created. Press Enter to release it.")
            Console.ReadLine()


        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(e)
        Finally
            uMutex.Release()
            Console.WriteLine("Mutex Released.")
        End Try

        Console.ReadLine()

    End Sub
End Class


Class UnmanagedMutex



    ' Use interop to call the CreateMutex function.
    ' For more information about CreateMutex,
    ' see the unmanaged MSDN reference library.
    <DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _
    Shared Function CreateMutex(ByVal lpMutexAttributes As IntPtr, ByVal bInitialOwner As Boolean, ByVal lpName As String) As SafeWaitHandle

    End Function



    ' Use interop to call the ReleaseMutex function.
    ' For more information about ReleaseMutex,
    ' see the unmanaged MSDN reference library.
    <DllImport("kernel32.dll")> _
    Public Shared Function ReleaseMutex(ByVal hMutex As SafeWaitHandle) As Boolean

    End Function



    Private handleValue As SafeWaitHandle = Nothing
    Private mutexAttrValue As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero
    Private nameValue As String = Nothing


    Public Sub New(ByVal Name As String)
        nameValue = Name

    End Sub



    Public Sub Create()
        If nameValue Is Nothing AndAlso nameValue.Length = 0 Then
            Throw New ArgumentNullException("nameValue")
        End If

        handleValue = CreateMutex(mutexAttrValue, True, nameValue)

        ' If the handle is invalid,
        ' get the last Win32 error 
        ' and throw a Win32Exception.
        If handleValue.IsInvalid Then
            Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(Marshal.GetHRForLastWin32Error())
        End If

    End Sub


    Public ReadOnly Property Handle() As SafeWaitHandle
        Get
            ' If the handle is valid,
            ' return it.
            If Not handleValue.IsInvalid Then
                Return handleValue
            Else
                Return Nothing
            End If
        End Get
    End Property


    Public ReadOnly Property Name() As String
        Get
            Return nameValue
        End Get
    End Property



    Public Sub Release()
        ReleaseMutex(handleValue)

    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The SafeWaitHandle class is used by the WaitHandle class. It is a wrapper for Win32 mutexes and auto and manual reset events.

Important

This type implements the IDisposable interface. When you have finished using the type, you should dispose of it either directly or indirectly. To dispose of the type directly, call its Dispose method in a try/catch block. To dispose of it indirectly, use a language construct such as using (in C#) or Using (in Visual Basic). For more information, see the "Using an Object that Implements IDisposable" section in the IDisposable interface topic.

Constructors

SafeWaitHandle(IntPtr, Boolean)

Initializes a new instance of the SafeWaitHandle class.

Properties

IsInvalid