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1 //
2 // System.Threading.AutoResetEvent.cs
3 //
4 // Author:
5 // Dick Porter (dick@ximian.com)
6 // Veronica De Santis (veron78@interfree.it)
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34 using System;
35 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
37 namespace System.Threading
40 public sealed class AutoResetEvent : WaitHandle
42 // Constructor
43 public AutoResetEvent(bool initialState) {
44 Handle = NativeEventCalls.CreateEvent_internal(false,initialState,null);
47 // Methods
49 public bool Set() {
50 return(NativeEventCalls.SetEvent_internal(Handle));
53 public bool Reset() {
54 return(NativeEventCalls.ResetEvent_internal(Handle));