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Task<TResult>.ContinueWith Method (Action<Task<TResult>>, TaskContinuationOptions)

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Creates a continuation that executes according the condition specified in continuationOptions.

Namespace:  System.Threading.Tasks
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ContinueWith ( _
    continuationAction As Action(Of Task(Of TResult)), _
    continuationOptions As TaskContinuationOptions _
) As Task

public Task ContinueWith(
    Action<Task<TResult>> continuationAction,
    TaskContinuationOptions continuationOptions
)

Parameters

  • continuationAction
    Type: System.Action<Task<TResult>>
    An action to according the condition specified in continuationOptions. When run, the delegate will be passed the completed task as an argument.

Return Value

Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task
A new continuation Task.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ObjectDisposedException

The Task<TResult> has been disposed.
ArgumentNullException

The continuationAction argument is null.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The continuationOptions argument specifies an invalid value for TaskContinuationOptions.

Remarks

The returned Task will not be scheduled for execution until the current task has completed. If the continuation criteria specified through the continuationOptions parameter are not met, the continuation task will be canceled instead of scheduled.

For more information, see How to: Chain Multiple Tasks with Continuations.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.