C# Definition:

struct COMMTIMEOUTS {
     public UInt32 ReadIntervalTimeout;
     public UInt32 ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier;
     public UInt32 ReadTotalTimeoutConstant;
     public UInt32 WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier;
     public UInt32 WriteTotalTimeoutConstant;
   public TODO;
}

VB Definition:

Private Type COMMTIMEOUTS

Private Type COMMTIMEOUTS

    ReadIntervalTimeout As Long
    ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier As Long
    ReadTotalTimeoutConstant As Long
    WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier As Long
    WriteTotalTimeoutConstant As Long
End Type

End Type

VB .NET Definition:

Public Structure COMMTIMEOUTS
    Public ReadIntervalTimeout As Int32
    Public ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier As Int32
    Public ReadTotalTimeoutConstant As Int32
    Public WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier As Int32
    Public WriteTotalTimeoutConstant As Int32
End Structure

Members:

ReadIntervalTimeout

Maximum time allowed to elapse between the arrival of two bytes on the communications line, in milliseconds. During a ReadFile operation, the time period begins when the first byte is received. If the interval between the arrival of any two bytes exceeds this amount, the ReadFile operation is completed and any buffered data is returned. A value of zero indicates that interval time-outs are not used.

A value of MAXDWORD, combined with zero values for both the ReadTotalTimeoutConstant and ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier members, specifies that the read operation is to return immediately with the bytes that have already been received, even if no bytes have been received.

ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier

Multiplier used to calculate the total time-out period for read operations, in milliseconds. For each read operation, this value is multiplied by the requested number of bytes to be read.

ReadTotalTimeoutConstant

Constant used to calculate the total time-out period for read operations, in milliseconds. For each read operation, this value is added to the product of the ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier member and the requested number of bytes.

A value of zero for both the ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier and ReadTotalTimeoutConstant members indicates that total time-outs are not used for read operations.

WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier

Multiplier used to calculate the total time-out period for write operations, in milliseconds. For each write operation, this value is multiplied by the number of bytes to be written.

WriteTotalTimeoutConstant

Constant used to calculate the total time-out period for write operations, in milliseconds. For each write operation, this value is added to the product of the WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier member and the number of bytes to be written.

A value of zero for both the WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier and WriteTotalTimeoutConstant members indicates that total time-outs are not used for write operations.

Notes:

If an application sets ReadIntervalTimeout and ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier to MAXDWORD and sets ReadTotalTimeoutConstant to a value greater than zero and less than MAXDWORD, one of the following occurs when the ReadFile function is called:

->If there are any bytes in the input buffer, ReadFile returns immediately with the bytes in the buffer.

->If there are no bytes in the input buffer, ReadFile waits until a byte arrives and then returns immediately.

->If no bytes arrive within the time specified by ReadTotalTimeoutConstant, ReadFile times out.

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