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Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan Field

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Threading
Assemblies:
mscorlib.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
mscorlib.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
Timeout.cs
Source:
Timeout.cs
Source:
Timeout.cs

A constant used to specify an infinite waiting period, for methods that accept a TimeSpan parameter.

C# 
public static readonly TimeSpan InfiniteTimeSpan;
C# 
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public static readonly TimeSpan InfiniteTimeSpan;

Field Value

TimeSpan
Attributes
ComVisibleAttribute

Remarks

For threading methods that accept a timeout parameter of type TimeSpan, such as Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan) and Thread.Join(TimeSpan), this value is used to suspend the thread indefinitely. However, in most cases, we recommend that you use other System.Threading classes, such as Mutex, Monitor, EventWaitHandle, or Semaphore instead, to synchronize threads or manage resources.

The value of this field is -00:00:00.0010000, or -1 millisecond.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0