Converting the EAP pattern to tasks

This recipe will describe how to translate event-based asynchronous operations to tasks. In this recipe, you will find a solid pattern that is suitable for every event-based asynchronous API in the .NET Framework class library.

Getting ready

To begin 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\Recipe5.

How to do it...

To convert the EAP pattern to tasks, perform the following steps:

  1. Start Visual Studio 2015. Create a new C# console application project.
  2. In the Program.cs file, add the following using directives:
    using System; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Threading.Tasks; using static System.Console; ...

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