Thomas Levesque • 6/4/2015

Async and cancellation support for wait handles

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This technical article explains that classic .NET WaitHandle types (Semaphore, Mutex, etc.) lack modern async/await and cancellation support. It provides detailed C# code examples for implementing extension methods that enable cancellable waits and asynchronous waiting via Task<bool> wrappers, bridging the gap with newer primitives like SemaphoreSlim.

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