Parallel.StartBackground Method (IWork, Action)

ParallelStartBackground Method (IWork, Action)

Starts a task in a secondary worker thread. Intended for long running, blocking work such as I/O.

Namespace: DigitalRune.Threading
Assembly: DigitalRune (in DigitalRune.dll) Version: 1.20.0.0 (1.20.1.14552)

Syntax

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public static Task StartBackground(
	IWork work,
	Action completionCallback
)

Public Shared Function StartBackground ( 
	work As IWork,
	completionCallback As Action
) As Task

public:
static Task StartBackground(
	IWork^ work, 
	Action^ completionCallback
)

static member StartBackground : 
        work : IWork * 
        completionCallback : Action -> Task

Parameters

work: Type: DigitalRune.ThreadingIWork
The work to execute.
completionCallback: Type: SystemAction
A method which will be called in RunCallbacks once this task has completed.

Return Value

Type: Task
A task which represents the asynchronous operation.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	work is .
ArgumentException	Invalid number of maximum threads set in Options.

Remarks

Important: The completion callback is not executed automatically. Instead, the callback is only executed when RunCallbacks is called. See RunCallbacks for additional information.

Reference

Parallel Class

StartBackground Overload

DigitalRune.Threading Namespace