Example #1
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        private static void Method()
        {
            // Create an ActionBlock<int> object that prints its input
            // and throws ArgumentOutOfRangeException if the input
            // is less than zero.
            var throwIfNegative = new ActionBlock <int>(n =>
            {
                Console.WriteLine("n = {0}", n);
                if (n < 0)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
                }
            });



            ITargetBlock <int> target;

            target = new ActionBlock <int>(o => { });
            var source = new BufferBlock <int>();

            var result = target.OfferMessage(new DataflowMessageHeader(), 1, source, true);

            if (result == DataflowMessageStatus.Accepted)
            {
            }



            // Post values to the block.
            throwIfNegative.Post(0);
            throwIfNegative.Post(-1);
            throwIfNegative.Post(1);
            throwIfNegative.Post(-2);
            throwIfNegative.Complete();

            // Wait for completion in a try/catch block.
            try
            {
                throwIfNegative.Completion.Wait();
            }
            catch (AggregateException ae)
            {
                // If an unhandled exception occurs during dataflow processing, all
                // exceptions are propagated through an AggregateException object.
                ae.Handle(e =>
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Encountered {0}: {1}",
                                      e.GetType().Name, e.Message);
                    return(true);
                });
            }
        }