CountdownEvent Class

Task Parallel System.Threading

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Represents a synchronization primitive that is signaled when its count reaches zero.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Synchronization := True,  _
	ExternalThreading := True)> _
Public Class CountdownEvent _
	Implements IDisposable
C#
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Synchronization = true, 
	ExternalThreading = true)]
public class CountdownEvent : IDisposable

Remarks

All public and protected members of CountdownEvent are thread-safe and may be used concurrently from multiple threads, with the exception of Dispose, which must only be used when all other operations on the CountdownEvent have completed, and Reset, which should only be used when no other threads are accessing the event.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.Threading..::.CountdownEvent

See Also

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