UBaseType_t uxQueueMessagesWaiting( const QueueHandle_t xQueue )
{
    UBaseType_t uxReturn;

    configASSERT( xQueue );

    taskENTER_CRITICAL();
    {
        uxReturn = ( ( Queue_t * ) xQueue )->uxMessagesWaiting;
    }
    taskEXIT_CRITICAL();

    return uxReturn;
} /*lint !e818 Pointer cannot be declared const as xQueue is a typedef not pointer. */
