WakeByAddressSingle function (synchapi.h)

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02/22/2024

Wakes one thread that is waiting for the value of an address to change.

Syntax

void WakeByAddressSingle(
  [in] PVOID Address
);

Parameters

[in] Address

The address to signal. If another thread has previously called WaitOnAddress for this address, the system wakes the waiting thread. If multiple threads are waiting for this address, the system wakes the first thread to wait.

Return value

None

Remarks

Microsoft Store app developers may need to obtain synchronization.lib by installing the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK).

Only a thread within the same process can be woken.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 8 [desktop apps \| UWP apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps \| UWP apps]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	synchapi.h (include Windows.h)
Library	Synchronization.lib
DLL	API-MS-Win-Core-Synch-l1-2-0.dll