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</a><h3>Ns_WaitForEvent</h3>
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</a><h4>Overview</h4>
Wait for an event
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<pre>    <a name="71866"></a>int Ns_WaitForEvent(
    <a name="71867"></a>Ns_Event * event, 
    <a name="71868"></a>Ns_Mutex * lock
    <a name="71869"></a>);
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</a><h4>Description</h4>
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</a>Unlock the lock and wait for the event. This function blocks the current thread's execution until the event has been set and it can reacquire the lock. The mutex lock is locked before and after the call.</p>
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</a><h4>Examples</h4>
<pre>    <a name="214174"></a>static int ready = 0;
    <a name="214184"></a>static Ns_Event ev;
    <a name="214185"></a>static Ns_Mutex lock;
    <a name="214186"></a>
    <a name="214187"></a>void
    <a name="214188"></a>Init(void)
    <a name="214189"></a>{
    <a name="214190"></a>	Ns_InitializeMutex(&amp;lock);
    <a name="214191"></a>	Ns_InitializeEvent(&amp;ev);
    <a name="214192"></a>}
    <a name="214193"></a>
    <a name="214194"></a>void
    <a name="214195"></a>Waiter(void)
    <a name="214196"></a>{
    <a name="214197"></a>	Ns_LockMutex(&amp;lock);
    <a name="214198"></a>	if (!ready) {
    <a name="214199"></a>		Ns_WaitForEvent(&amp;ev, &amp;lock);
    <a name="214200"></a>	}
    <a name="214201"></a>	Ns_UnlockMutex(&amp;lock);
    <a name="214202"></a>	... resource ready ...
    <a name="214203"></a>}
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