System.Threading Namespace

Provides classes and interfaces that enable multithreaded programming. In addition to classes for synchronizing thread activities and access to data (Mutex, Monitor, Interlocked, AutoResetEvent, and so on), this namespace includes a ThreadPool class that allows you to use a pool of system-supplied threads, and a Timer class that executes callback methods on thread pool threads.

Classes

AbandonedMutexException	The exception that is thrown when one thread acquires a Mutex object that another thread has abandoned by exiting without releasing it.
AsyncLocal<T>	Represents ambient data that is local to a given asynchronous control flow, such as an asynchronous method.
AutoResetEvent	Represents a thread synchronization event that, when signaled, releases one single waiting thread and then resets automatically. This class cannot be inherited.
Barrier	Enables multiple tasks to cooperatively work on an algorithm in parallel through multiple phases.
BarrierPostPhaseException	The exception that is thrown when the post-phase action of a Barrier fails.
CancellationTokenSource	Signals to a CancellationToken that it should be canceled.
CompressedStack	Provides methods for setting and capturing the compressed stack on the current thread. This class cannot be inherited.
CountdownEvent	Represents a synchronization primitive that is signaled when its count reaches zero.
EventWaitHandle	Represents a thread synchronization event.
ExecutionContext	Manages the execution context for the current thread. This class cannot be inherited.
HostExecutionContext	Encapsulates and propagates the host execution context across threads.
HostExecutionContextManager	Provides the functionality that allows a common language runtime host to participate in the flow, or migration, of the execution context.
Interlocked	Provides atomic operations for variables that are shared by multiple threads.
LazyInitializer	Provides lazy initialization routines.
Lock	Provides a mechanism for achieving mutual exclusion in regions of code between different threads.
LockRecursionException	The exception that is thrown when recursive entry into a lock is not compatible with the recursion policy for the lock.
ManualResetEvent	Represents a thread synchronization event that, when signaled, must be reset manually. This class cannot be inherited.
ManualResetEventSlim	Represents a thread synchronization event that, when signaled, must be reset manually. This class is a lightweight alternative to ManualResetEvent.
Monitor	Provides a mechanism that synchronizes access to objects.
Mutex	A synchronization primitive that can also be used for interprocess synchronization.
Overlapped	Provides a managed representation of a Win32 OVERLAPPED structure, including methods to transfer information from an Overlapped instance to a NativeOverlapped structure.
PeriodicTimer	Provides a periodic timer that enables waiting asynchronously for timer ticks.
PreAllocatedOverlapped	Represents pre-allocated state for native overlapped I/O operations.
ReaderWriterLock	Defines a lock that supports single writers and multiple readers.
ReaderWriterLockSlim	Represents a lock that is used to manage access to a resource, allowing multiple threads for reading or exclusive access for writing.
RegisteredWaitHandle	Represents a handle that has been registered when calling RegisterWaitForSingleObject(WaitHandle, WaitOrTimerCallback, Object, UInt32, Boolean). This class cannot be inherited.
Semaphore	Limits the number of threads that can access a resource or pool of resources concurrently.
SemaphoreFullException	The exception that is thrown when the Release method is called on a semaphore whose count is already at the maximum.
SemaphoreSlim	Represents a lightweight alternative to Semaphore that limits the number of threads that can access a resource or pool of resources concurrently.
SynchronizationContext	Provides the basic functionality for propagating a synchronization context in various synchronization models.
SynchronizationLockException	The exception that is thrown when a method requires the caller to own the lock on a given Monitor, and the method is invoked by a caller that does not own that lock.
Thread	Creates and controls a thread, sets its priority, and gets its status.
ThreadAbortException	The exception that is thrown when a call is made to the Abort(Object) method. This class cannot be inherited.
ThreadExceptionEventArgs	Provides data for the ThreadException event.
ThreadInterruptedException	The exception that is thrown when a Thread is interrupted while it is in a waiting state.
ThreadLocal<T>	Provides thread-local storage of data.
ThreadPool	Provides a pool of threads that can be used to execute tasks, post work items, process asynchronous I/O, wait on behalf of other threads, and process timers.
ThreadPoolBoundHandle	Represents an I/O handle that is bound to the system thread pool and enables low-level components to receive notifications for asynchronous I/O operations.
ThreadStartException	The exception that is thrown when a failure occurs in a managed thread after the underlying operating system thread has been started, but before the thread is ready to execute user code.
ThreadStateException	The exception that is thrown when a Thread is in an invalid ThreadState for the method call.
Timeout	Contains constants that specify infinite time-out intervals. This class cannot be inherited.
Timer	Provides a mechanism for executing a method on a thread pool thread at specified intervals. This class cannot be inherited.
Volatile	Contains methods for performing volatile memory operations.
WaitHandle	Encapsulates operating system-specific objects that wait for exclusive access to shared resources.
WaitHandleCannotBeOpenedException	The exception that is thrown when an attempt is made to open a system mutex, semaphore, or event wait handle that does not exist.
WaitHandleExtensions	Provides convenience methods to for working with a safe handle for a wait handle.

Structs

AsyncFlowControl	Provides the functionality to restore the migration, or flow, of the execution context between threads.
AsyncLocalValueChangedArgs<T>	The class that provides data change information to AsyncLocal<T> instances that register for change notifications.
CancellationToken	Propagates notification that operations should be canceled.
CancellationTokenRegistration	Represents a callback delegate that has been registered with a CancellationToken.
Lock.Scope	Represents a Lock that might have been entered.
LockCookie	Defines the lock that implements single-writer/multiple-reader semantics. This is a value type.
NativeOverlapped	Provides an explicit layout that is visible from unmanaged code and that will have the same layout as the Win32 OVERLAPPED structure with additional reserved fields at the end.
SpinLock	Provides a mutual exclusion lock primitive where a thread trying to acquire the lock waits in a loop repeatedly checking until the lock becomes available.
SpinWait	Provides support for spin-based waiting.

Interfaces

IThreadPoolWorkItem	Represents a work item that can be executed by the ThreadPool.
ITimer	Represents a timer that can have its due time and period changed.

Enums

ApartmentState	Specifies the apartment state of a Thread.
EventResetMode	Indicates whether an EventWaitHandle is reset automatically or manually after receiving a signal.
LazyThreadSafetyMode	Specifies how a Lazy<T> instance synchronizes access among multiple threads.
LockRecursionPolicy	Specifies whether a lock can be entered multiple times by the same thread.
ThreadPriority	Specifies the scheduling priority of a Thread.
ThreadState	Specifies the execution states of a Thread.

Delegates

ContextCallback	Represents a method to be called within a new context.
IOCompletionCallback	Receives the error code, number of bytes, and overlapped value type when an I/O operation completes on the thread pool.
ParameterizedThreadStart	Represents the method that executes on a Thread.
SendOrPostCallback	Represents a method to be called when a message is to be dispatched to a synchronization context.
ThreadExceptionEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the ThreadException event of an Application.
ThreadStart	Represents the method that executes on a Thread.
TimerCallback	Represents the method that handles calls from a Timer.
WaitCallback	Represents a callback method to be executed by a thread pool thread.
WaitOrTimerCallback	Represents a method to be called when a WaitHandle is signaled or times out.