RtOpenEvent
RtOpenEvent returns a handle of an existing named event object.
Syntax
HANDLE RtOpenEvent( DWORD DesiredAccess, BOOL bInheritHandle, LPCTSTR lpName );
Parameters
DesiredAccess
Ignored.
bInheritHandle
Ignored.
lpName
A pointer to a null-terminated string that names the event to be opened. Name comparisons are case-sensitive.
Return Value
A handle to the event object if the function succeeds, a NULL value if the function fails
To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
RtOpenEvent enables multiple processes to open handles of the same event object. The function succeeds only if some process has already created the event by using RtCreateEvent. The calling process can use the returned handle in any function that requires a handle of an event object, such as a wait function.
Use RtCloseHandle to close the handle. The system closes the handle automatically when the process terminates. The event object is destroyed when its last handle has been closed.
Requirements
Minimum Supported Version | RTX64 2013 |
Header | Rtapi.h |
Library | RtApi.lib (Windows), Rtx_Rtss.lib (RTSS) |
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