Unit 'exec'	Package
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FindSemaphore

Find Semaphore by name

Declaration

Source position: exec.pas line 2073

function FindSemaphore(

sigSem: PChar

):PSignalSemaphore;

Arguments

sigSem

Name of the semaphore to find

Function result

A pointer to the signal semaphore, or nil if none found.

Description

This function will search the system signal semaphore list for a semaphore with the given name. The first semaphore matching this name will be returned. This function must be protected with A Forbid()/Permit() pair!