public async Task ParallelTaskUpdateState()
{
var tasks = new List <Task>();
for (int i = 0; i < gridHeight; i++)
{
int capturedI = i;
var task = Task.Run(() =>
{
for (int j = 0; j < gridWidth; j++)
{
int capturedJ = j;
var liveNeighbors = GetLiveNeighbors(capturedI, capturedJ);
nextState[capturedI, capturedJ] =
LifeRules.GetNewState(CurrentState[capturedI, capturedJ], liveNeighbors);
}
});
tasks.Add(task);
}
await Task.WhenAll(tasks);
CurrentState = nextState;
nextState = new CellState[gridHeight, gridWidth];
}
public Task OverlyParallelForUpdateState()
{
Parallel.For(0, gridHeight, i =>
{
Parallel.For(0, gridWidth, j =>
{
var liveNeighbors = GetLiveNeighbors(i, j);
nextState[i, j] =
LifeRules.GetNewState(CurrentState[i, j], liveNeighbors);
});
});
CurrentState = nextState;
nextState = new CellState[gridHeight, gridWidth];
return(Task.CompletedTask);
}
public Task UpdateState()
{
for (int i = 0; i < gridHeight; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < gridWidth; j++)
{
var liveNeighbors = GetLiveNeighbors(i, j);
nextState[i, j] =
LifeRules.GetNewState(CurrentState[i, j], liveNeighbors);
}
}
CurrentState = nextState;
nextState = new CellState[gridHeight, gridWidth];
return(Task.CompletedTask);
}