This recipe shows the basic concept of what a task is. You will learn how to create and execute tasks.
To step through 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\Recipe1
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To create and execute a task, perform the following steps:
Start Visual Studio 2015. Create a new C# console application project.
In the
Program.cs
file, add the followingusing
directives:using System; using System.Threading.Tasks; using static System.Console; using static System.Threading.Thread;
Add the following code snippet below the
Main
method:static void TaskMethod(string name) { WriteLine($"Task {name} is running on a thread id " + $"{CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId}. Is thread pool thread: " + $"{CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread}"); }
Add the following code snippet inside...