using System;
using System.Threading;
public sealed class App
{
// Define an array with two AutoResetEvent WaitHandles.
static WaitHandle[] waitHandles = new WaitHandle[]
{
new AutoResetEvent(false),
new AutoResetEvent(false)
};
// Define a random number generator for testing.
static Random r = new Random();
static void Main()
{
// Queue up two tasks on two different threads;
// wait until all tasks are completed.
DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;
Console.WriteLine("Main thread is waiting for BOTH tasks to complete.");
ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(DoTask), waitHandles[0]);
ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(DoTask), waitHandles[1]);
WaitHandle.WaitAll(waitHandles);
// The time shown below should match the longest task.
Console.WriteLine("Both tasks are completed (time waited={0})",
(DateTime.Now - dt).TotalMilliseconds);
// Queue up two tasks on two different threads;
// wait until any tasks are completed.
dt = DateTime.Now;
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("The main thread is waiting for either task to complete.");
ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(DoTask), waitHandles[0]);
ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(new WaitCallback(DoTask), waitHandles[1]);
int index = WaitHandle.WaitAny(waitHandles);
// The time shown below should match the shortest task.
Console.WriteLine("Task {0} finished first (time waited={1}).",
index + 1, (DateTime.Now - dt).TotalMilliseconds);
}
static void DoTask(Object state)
{
AutoResetEvent are = (AutoResetEvent) state;
int time = 1000 * r.Next(2, 10);
Console.WriteLine("Performing a task for {0} milliseconds.", time);
Thread.Sleep(time);
are.Set();
}
}
// This code produces output similar to the following:
//
// Main thread is waiting for BOTH tasks to complete.
// Performing a task for 7000 milliseconds.
// Performing a task for 4000 milliseconds.
// Both tasks are completed (time waited=7064.8052)
//
// The main thread is waiting for either task to complete.
// Performing a task for 2000 milliseconds.
// Performing a task for 2000 milliseconds.
// Task 1 finished first (time waited=2000.6528).