OpenExisting Method (name)

.NET Components for Mobility

Opens an existing named synchronization event.

Declaration Syntax

C#	Visual Basic

public static EventWaitHandle OpenExisting(
	string name
)

Public Shared Function OpenExisting ( _
	name As String _
) As EventWaitHandle

Parameters

name (String): The name of a system event.

Return Value

A EventWaitHandle object that represents the named system event.

Remarks

The OpenExisting method attempts to open an existing named system event. If the system event does not exist, this method throws an exception instead of creating the system event. Two calls to this method with the same value for name do not return the same EventWaitHandle object, even though they represent the same named system event.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	name is an empty string. -or- name is longer than 260 characters.
ArgumentNullException	name is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException	The named system event does not exist.

Assembly: InTheHand (Module: InTheHand) Version: 7.0.0.0