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Multithreading with C# Cookbook, Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Agafonov
Book Image

Multithreading with C# Cookbook, Second Edition - Second Edition

By: Agafonov

Overview of this book

Multi-core processors are synonymous with computing speed and power in today’s world, which is why multithreading has become a key concern for C# developers. Multithreaded code helps you create effective, scalable, and responsive applications. This is an easy-to-follow guide that will show you difficult programming problems in context. You will learn how to solve them with practical, hands-on, recipes. With these recipes, you’ll be able to start creating your own scalable and reliable multithreaded applications. Starting from learning what a thread is, we guide you through the basics and then move on to more advanced concepts such as task parallel libraries, C# asynchronous functions, and much more. Rewritten to the latest C# specification, C# 6, and updated with new and modern recipes to help you make the most of the hardware you have available, this book will help you push the boundaries of what you thought possible in C#.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Multithreading with C# Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Converting the APM pattern to tasks


In this recipe, we will see how to convert an old-fashioned APM API to a task. There are examples of different situations that could take place in the process of conversion.

Getting ready

To start 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\Recipe4.

How to do it...

To convert the APM pattern to tasks, carry out the following steps:

  1. Start Visual Studio 2015. Create a new C# console application project.

  2. In the Program.cs file, add the following using directives:

    using System;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using static System.Console;
    using static System.Threading.Thread;
  3. Add the following code snippet below the Main method:

    delegate string AsynchronousTask(string threadName);
    delegate string IncompatibleAsynchronousTask(out int threadId);
    
    static void Callback(IAsyncResult ar)
    {
      WriteLine("Starting a callback...");
      WriteLine($"State passed to a callbak: ...