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TaskScheduler.TryExecuteTask Method

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This member can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use this member in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This member is security-critical, which restricts its use.

[SECURITY CRITICAL]

Attempts to execute the provided Task on this scheduler.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
Protected Function TryExecuteTask ( _
    task As Task _
) As Boolean

[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
protected bool TryExecuteTask(
    Task task
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
A Boolean that is true if task was successfully executed, false if it was not. A common reason for execution failure is that the task had previously been executed or is in the process of being executed by another thread.

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.