ns_event

Overview

Manage events

Syntax

ns_event broadcast eventid

ns_event create

ns_event destroy eventid

ns_event set eventid

ns_event wait eventid lockid ?timeout?

Description

ns_event broadcast wakes up all threads waiting on the specified event. The eventid argument is the event ID returned by ns_event create when the event was created.

ns_event create initializes an event and returns an event ID for the new event.

ns_event destroy frees the resources associated with the specified event. The eventid argument is the event ID returned by ns_event create when the event was created.

ns_event set wakes up the specified event. The eventid argument is the event ID returned by ns_event create when the event was created.

ns_event wait waits for the specified event for a specified time. The eventid argument is the event ID returned by ns_event create when the event was created. The lockid argument is the id of a mutex lock. The timeout argument is the time to wait in seconds. The return value is 0 (zero) if the event timed out and 1(one) if the event was woken up.

See Also

Ns_InitializeEvent

Ns_BroadcastEvent

Ns_DestroyEvent

Ns_SetEvent

Ns_WaitForEvent

Ns_TimedWaitForEvent