MessageQueue.PeekCompleted Event

Definition

Namespace:

System.Messaging

Assembly:

System.Messaging.dll

Occurs when a message is read without being removed from the queue. This is a result of the asynchronous operation, BeginPeek().

C#

[System.Messaging.MessagingDescription("MQ_PeekCompleted")]
public event System.Messaging.PeekCompletedEventHandler PeekCompleted;

Event Type

PeekCompletedEventHandler

Attributes

MessagingDescriptionAttribute

Examples

The following code example creates an event handler named MyPeekCompleted, attaches it to the PeekCompleted event handler delegate, and calls BeginPeek to initiate an asynchronous peek operation on the queue that is located at the path ".\myQueue". When a PeekCompleted event is raised, the example peeks the message and writes its body to the screen. The example then calls BeginPeek again to initiate a new asynchronous peek operation

C#

using System;
using System.Messaging;

namespace MyProject
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides a container class for the example.
    /// </summary>
    public class MyNewQueue
    {
        //**************************************************
        // Provides an entry point into the application.
        //		
        // This example performs asynchronous peek operation
        // processing.
        //**************************************************

        public static void Main()
        {
            // Create an instance of MessageQueue. Set its formatter.
            MessageQueue myQueue = new MessageQueue(".\\myQueue");
            myQueue.Formatter = new XmlMessageFormatter(new Type[]
                {typeof(String)});

            // Add an event handler for the PeekCompleted event.
            myQueue.PeekCompleted += new
                PeekCompletedEventHandler(MyPeekCompleted);

            // Begin the asynchronous peek operation.
            myQueue.BeginPeek();

            // Do other work on the current thread.

            return;
        }

        //**************************************************
        // Provides an event handler for the PeekCompleted
        // event.
        //**************************************************

        private static void MyPeekCompleted(Object source,
            PeekCompletedEventArgs asyncResult)
        {
            // Connect to the queue.
            MessageQueue mq = (MessageQueue)source;

            // End the asynchronous peek operation.
            Message m = mq.EndPeek(asyncResult.AsyncResult);

            // Display message information on the screen.
            Console.WriteLine("Message: " + (string)m.Body);

            // Restart the asynchronous peek operation.
            mq.BeginPeek();

            return;
        }
    }
}

Remarks

BeginPeek is used in asynchronous processing to raise the PeekCompleted event when a message is available in the queue.

EndPeek(IAsyncResult) is used to complete the operation initiated by a call to BeginPeek and peek the message when the PeekCompleted event is raised.

When you create a PeekCompletedEventHandler delegate, you identify the method that will handle the event. To associate the event with your event handler, add an instance of the delegate to the event. The event handler is called whenever the event occurs, unless you remove the delegate. For more information about event handler delegates, see Handling and Raising Events.

Applies to

See also

• BeginPeek()
• ReceiveCompleted
• TimeSpan
• AsyncCallback
• IAsyncResult