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IHostCrst::Enter Method

Enters the critical section that is represented by the current IHostCrst instance.

HRESULT Enter (
    [in] DWORD option
);

Parameters

  • option
    [in] One of the WAIT_OPTION values, indicating what action the host should take if the operation blocks.

Return Value

HRESULT

Description

S_OK

Enter returned successfully.

HOST_E_CLRNOTAVAILABLE

The common language runtime (CLR) has not been loaded into a process, or the CLR is in a state in which it cannot run managed code or process the call successfully.

HOST_E_TIMEOUT

The call timed out.

HOST_E_NOT_OWNER

The caller does not own the lock.

HOST_E_ABANDONED

An event was canceled while a blocked thread or fiber was waiting on it.

E_FAIL

An unknown catastrophic failure occurred. When a method returns E_FAIL, the CLR is no longer usable within the process. Subsequent calls to hosting methods return HOST_E_CLRNOTAVAILABLE.

Remarks

Enter mirrors the Win32 EnterCriticalSection function.

NoteNote:

This method does not return until the critical section is entered.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family

Header: MSCorEE.idl

Library: Included as a resource in MSCorEE.dll

.NET Framework Version: 2.0

See Also

Concepts

ICLRSyncManager Interface

IHostCrst Interface

IHostSyncManager Interface