WinBioWait function (winbio.h)

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10/13/2021

Blocks caller execution until all pending biometric operations for a session have been completed or canceled. Starting with Windows 10, build 1607, this function is available to use with a mobile image.

Syntax

HRESULT WinBioWait(
  [in] WINBIO_SESSION_HANDLE SessionHandle
);

Parameters

[in] SessionHandle

A WINBIO_SESSION_HANDLE value that identifies an open biometric session. Open a synchronous session handle by calling WinBioOpenSession. Open an asynchronous session handle by calling WinBioAsyncOpenSession.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns S_OK. If the function fails, it returns an HRESULT value that indicates the error. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table. For a list of common error codes, see Common HRESULT Values.

Return code	Description
E_HANDLE	The session handle is not valid.

Remarks

WinBioWait blocks the caller's thread regardless of whether you pass a synchronous or an asynchronous session handle to the SessionHandle parameter.

Unlike all other functions that can be called by using an asynchronous session handle, the framework does not create a WINBIO_ASYNC_RESULT structure for the WinBioWait function.

Do not call WinBioWait from the context of a callback routine or from any function that can be called indirectly from a callback routine. Doing so will cause a permanent deadlock.

Do not call WinBioWait from a window procedure. Doing so will cause the user interface to freeze until the event notification arrives.

If you call WinBioWait from an asynchronous session that generates window messages, there is no guarantee of the order in which the window message and the wake-from-wait message will arrive. We recommend that you not write any code that depends on the order of these events.

Examples

The following code example shows how to call the WinBioWait function to block execution and wait for an asynchronous thread to finish processing. Link to the Winbio.lib static library and include the following header files:

Windows.h
Stdio.h
Conio.h
Winbio.h

HRESULT CaptureSampleWithCallback(BOOL bCancel)
{
    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
    WINBIO_SESSION_HANDLE sessionHandle = NULL;

    // Connect to the system pool. 
    hr = WinBioOpenSession( 
            WINBIO_TYPE_FINGERPRINT,    // Service provider
            WINBIO_POOL_SYSTEM,         // Pool type
            WINBIO_FLAG_RAW,            // Raw access
            NULL,                       // Array of biometric unit IDs
            0,                          // Count of biometric unit IDs
            WINBIO_DB_DEFAULT,          // Default database
            &sessionHandle              // [out] Session handle
            );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioOpenSession failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    // Capture a biometric sample asynchronously.
    wprintf_s(L"\n Calling WinBioCaptureSampleWithCallback ");
    hr = WinBioCaptureSampleWithCallback(
            sessionHandle,                  // Open session handle
            WINBIO_NO_PURPOSE_AVAILABLE,    // Intended use of the sample
            WINBIO_DATA_FLAG_RAW,           // Sample format
            CaptureSampleCallback,          // Callback function
            NULL                            // Optional context
            );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioCaptureSampleWithCallback failed. ");
        wprintf_s(L"hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
        goto e_Exit;
    }
    wprintf_s(L"\n Swipe the sensor ...\n");

    // Cancel the identification if the bCancel flag is set.
    if (bCancel)
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n Starting CANCEL timer...");
        Sleep( 7000 );

        wprintf_s(L"\n Calling WinBioCancel\n");
        hr = WinBioCancel( sessionHandle );
        if (FAILED(hr))
        {
            wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioCancel failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
            goto e_Exit;
        }
    }

    // Wait for the asynchronous identification process to complete 
    // or be canceled.
    hr = WinBioWait( sessionHandle );
    if (FAILED(hr))
    {
        wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioWait failed. hr = 0x%x\n", hr);
    }

e_Exit:

    if (sessionHandle != NULL)
    {
        WinBioCloseSession(sessionHandle);
        sessionHandle = NULL;
    }

    wprintf_s(L"\n Press any key to exit...");
    _getch();

    return hr;
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following function is the callback for WinBioCaptureSampleWithCallback.
// The function filters the response from the biometric subsystem and 
// writes a result to the console window.
//
VOID CALLBACK CaptureSampleCallback(
    __in_opt PVOID CaptureCallbackContext,
    __in HRESULT OperationStatus,
    __in WINBIO_UNIT_ID UnitId,
    __in_bcount(SampleSize) PWINBIO_BIR Sample,
    __in SIZE_T SampleSize,
    __in WINBIO_REJECT_DETAIL RejectDetail
    )
{
    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(CaptureCallbackContext);

    wprintf_s(L"\n CaptureSampleCallback executing");
    wprintf_s(L"\n Swipe processed - Unit ID: %d", UnitId);

    if (FAILED(OperationStatus))
    {
        if (OperationStatus == WINBIO_E_BAD_CAPTURE)
        {
            wprintf_s(L"\n Bad capture; reason: %d\n", RejectDetail);
         }
        else
        {
            wprintf_s(L"\n WinBioCaptureSampleWithCallback failed. ");
            wprintf_s(L" OperationStatus = 0x%x\n", OperationStatus);
        }
        goto e_Exit;
    }

    wprintf_s(L"\n Captured %d bytes.\n", SampleSize);

e_Exit:

    if (Sample != NULL)
    {
        WinBioFree(Sample);
        Sample = NULL;
    }
}

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	winbio.h (include Winbio.h)
Library	Winbio.lib
DLL	Winbio.dll