ThreadPool Class
Definition
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Provides access to the thread pool. See Threading and async programming for detailed guidance on using the thread pool:
- Submit a work item to the thread pool
- Use a timer to submit a work item
- Create a periodic work item
- How to create and use pre-allocated work items
- Best practices for using the thread pool
- How to respond to named events and semaphores
- How to use functions as work item delegates
Note
The ThreadPool API is supported for desktop as well as UWP apps.
public ref class ThreadPool abstract sealed/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
class ThreadPool final[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
public static class ThreadPoolPublic Class ThreadPool- Inheritance
- Attributes
Windows requirements
| Device family |
Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0)
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| API contract |
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)
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Remarks
The ThreadPool class has only static methods, so its methods can be called without creating an instance of the class.
Methods
| RunAsync(WorkItemHandler, WorkItemPriority, WorkItemOptions) |
Creates a work item, specifies its priority relative to other work items in the thread pool, and specifies how long-running work items should be run. |
| RunAsync(WorkItemHandler, WorkItemPriority) |
Creates a work item and specifies its priority relative to other work items in the thread pool. |
| RunAsync(WorkItemHandler) |
Creates a work item. |