Re: event vs volatile bool

From: manu (manu_at_manu.net)
Date: 11/03/04 

Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:53:11 +0100

> In your case it's the same but in really you don't need while loop in the
> case of event , just after another thread set event your
> WaitForSingleObject will awake and do the business , that difference
between
> polling scenario vs. notification
> Arkady

yes, but i need to do the stuff every second, the event could be raised
after 100, 1000 seconds, that stops everything.

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