wait()

virtual bool xtd::threading::wait_handle::wait ( int32  milliseconds_timeout )

protectedpure virtual

wait ownership of the specified mutex object.

Parameters

handle	A valid handle to an open object.
milliseconds_timeout	The number of milliseconds to wait, or -1 to wait indefinitely.

Returns

true if the current instance receives a signal; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If milliseconds_timeout is zero, the method does not block. It tests the state of the wait handle and returns immediately.

Override this function for all derived object

Implemented in xtd::threading::event_wait_handle, xtd::threading::mutex, and xtd::threading::semaphore.