Performing basic operations with a task
This recipe will describe how to get the result value from a task. We will go through several scenarios to understand the difference between running a task on a thread pool or on a main thread.
Getting ready
To start this recipe, you will need Visual Studio 2015. There are no other prerequisites. The source code for this recipe can be found at BookSamples\Chapter4\Recipe2
.
How to do it...
To perform basic operations with a task, perform the following steps:
- Start Visual Studio 2015. Create a new C# console application project.
- In the
Program.cs
file, add the followingusing
directives:using System; using System.Threading.Tasks; using static System.Console; using static System.Threading.Thread;
- Add the following ...
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