NextEvent Method (timeoutMillis)

Returns the next event available for processing on this session.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public Event NextEvent(
	long timeoutMillis
)

Public Function NextEvent ( 
	timeoutMillis As Long
) As Event

public:
Event^ NextEvent(
	long long timeoutMillis
)

Parameters

timeoutMillis (Int64): Timeout in milliseconds to wait before this method returns event if no events were available.

Return Value

Event
The next event available on this session if available before timeout or TIMEOUT event if timeout occurs.

Remarks

If no event is available immediately wait for

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timeoutMillis

milliseconds for an event to arrive. If no event is received before the timeout expires return a TIMEOUT event. If the timeout specified is 0 then wait for an infinite amount of time for an event to be received. Note that this function cannot be called on a Session that is operating in "asynchronous" mode. That is a Session that was constructed with an EventHandler.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ThreadInterruptedException	The current thread is interrupted while it is waiting for an event.
InvalidOperationException	An event handler was specified at construction.

Assembly: Bloomberglp.Blpapi (Module: Bloomberglp.Blpapi.dll) Version: 3.8.10.1