Inter-Process Communication in .NET Using Named Pipes: Part 1

using System;

using AppModule.InterProcessComm;

namespace AppModule.NamedPipes {
	#region Comments
	/// <summary>
	/// Holds the operating system native handle and the current state of the pipe connection.
	/// </summary>
	#endregion
	public sealed class PipeHandle {
		#region Comments
		/// <summary>
		/// The operating system native handle.
		/// </summary>
		#endregion
		public IntPtr Handle;
		#region Comments
		/// <summary>
		/// The current state of the pipe connection.
		/// </summary>
		#endregion
		public InterProcessConnectionState State;
		#region Comments
		/// <summary>
		/// Creates a PipeHandle instance using the passed native handle.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="hnd">The native handle.</param>
		#endregion
		public PipeHandle (int hnd) {
			this.Handle = new IntPtr(hnd);
			this.State = InterProcessConnectionState.NotSet;
		}
		#region Comments
		/// <summary>
		/// Creates a PipeHandle instance using the provided native handle and state.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="hnd">The native handle.</param>
		/// <param name="state">The state of the pipe connection.</param>
		#endregion
		public PipeHandle (int hnd, InterProcessConnectionState state) {
			this.Handle = new IntPtr(hnd);
			this.State = state;
		}
		#region Comments
		/// <summary>
		/// Creates a PipeHandle instance with an invalid native handle.
		/// </summary>
		#endregion
		public PipeHandle () {
			this.Handle = new IntPtr(NamedPipeNative.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE);
			this.State = InterProcessConnectionState.NotSet;
		}
	}
}