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FILE_MAILSLOT_SET_INFORMATION structure (ntifs.h)

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The FILE_MAILSLOT_SET_INFORMATION structure is used to set a value on a mailslot.

Syntax

typedef struct _FILE_MAILSLOT_SET_INFORMATION {
  PLARGE_INTEGER ReadTimeout;
} FILE_MAILSLOT_SET_INFORMATION, *PFILE_MAILSLOT_SET_INFORMATION;

Members

ReadTimeout

The time, in milliseconds, that a read operation can wait for a message to be written to the mailslot before a time-out occurs. A value of –1 requests that the read wait forever for a message without timing out. A value of 0 requests that the read not wait and return immediately whether a pending message is available to be read or not.

Remarks

For more information, see Mailslots.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000
Header ntifs.h (include FltKernel.h, Ntifs.h)