System.Threading.Tasks Namespace
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The System.Threading.Tasks namespace provides types that simplify the work of writing concurrent and asynchronous code. The main types are System.Threading.Tasks.Task which represents an asynchronous operation that can be waited on and cancelled, and System.Threading.Tasks.Task<TResult>, which is a task that can return a value. The Factory class provides static methods for creating and starting tasks, and the System.Threading.Tasks.TaskScheduler class provides the default thread scheduling infrastructure.
Classes
Class | Description | |
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Task | Represents an asynchronous operation. | |
Task<TResult> | Represents an asynchronous operation that can return a value. | |
TaskCanceledException | Represents an exception used to communicate task cancellation. | |
TaskCompletionSource<TResult> | Represents the producer side of a Task<TResult> unbound to a delegate, providing access to the consumer side through the Task property. | |
TaskExtensions | Provides a set of static (Shared in Visual Basic) methods for working with specific kinds of Task instances. | |
TaskFactory | Provides support for creating and scheduling Task objects. | |
TaskFactory<TResult> | Provides support for creating and scheduling Task<TResult> objects. | |
TaskScheduler | Represents an object that handles the low-level work of queuing tasks onto threads. | |
TaskSchedulerException | Represents an exception used to communicate an invalid operation by a TaskScheduler. | |
UnobservedTaskExceptionEventArgs | Provides data for the event that is raised when a faulted Task's exception goes unobserved. |
Enumerations
Enumeration | Description | |
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TaskContinuationOptions | Specifies the behavior for a task that is created by using the ContinueWith or ContinueWith method. | |
TaskCreationOptions | Specifies flags that control optional behavior for the creation and execution of tasks. | |
TaskStatus | Represents the current stage in the lifecycle of a Task. |