/// <summary>
/// Demonstrates the use of the APM with arbitrary delegates for performing
/// a prime number calculation. The code performs a synchronous calculation first,
/// and then interlaces two different calculation methods asynchronously and
/// waits for them to complete.
/// </summary>
static void APMWithDelegates()
{
//Synchronous calculation:
PrimeNumberCalculator calc = new PrimeNumberCalculator(5, 10000000);
Measure.It(() =>
{
Console.WriteLine("There are {0} primes using the sieve", calc.Calculate(PrimeNumberCalculation.Sieve));
}, "Synchronous calculation");
//Asynchronous calculation using delegates to perform BOTH calculations at the same time:
Measure.It(delegate
{
PrimeNumberCalculator asyncSieve = new PrimeNumberCalculator(5, 10000000);
Func<PrimeNumberCalculation, int> asyncSieveCalculate = asyncSieve.Calculate;
IAsyncResult sieveAR = asyncSieveCalculate.BeginInvoke(PrimeNumberCalculation.Sieve, null, null);
PrimeNumberCalculator asyncStandard = new PrimeNumberCalculator(5, 10000000);
Func<PrimeNumberCalculation, int> asyncStandardCalculate = asyncStandard.Calculate;
IAsyncResult standardAR = asyncStandardCalculate.BeginInvoke(PrimeNumberCalculation.Sieve, null, null);
//Polling the IsCompleted property of both async results every 100ms:
while (!(sieveAR.IsCompleted && standardAR.IsCompleted))
Thread.Sleep(100);
Console.WriteLine("There are {0} primes using the sieve", asyncSieveCalculate.EndInvoke(sieveAR));
Console.WriteLine("There are {0} primes using the standard method", asyncStandardCalculate.EndInvoke(standardAR));
}, "Asynchronous calculation using both methods");
}
/// <summary>
/// Demonstrates the various ways to poll for asynchronous work to complete:
/// Using the IsCompleted property, waiting for the wait handle embedded in the
/// IAsyncResult object, and using a callback that is invoked when the operation
/// completes. Both an anonymous method and a regular method are used as callbacks.
/// </summary>
private static void APMVariousWaysToEnd()
{
PrimeNumberCalculator calc = new PrimeNumberCalculator(5, 100000);
Func<PrimeNumberCalculation, int> invoker = calc.Calculate;
//Poll for IsCompleted property:
IAsyncResult ar = invoker.BeginInvoke(PrimeNumberCalculation.Sieve, null, null);
while (!ar.IsCompleted)
Thread.Sleep(100);
int result = invoker.EndInvoke(ar);
//Wait for the wait handle:
ar = invoker.BeginInvoke(PrimeNumberCalculation.Sieve, null, null);
ar.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne();
result = invoker.EndInvoke(ar);
//Use callback
ar = invoker.BeginInvoke(PrimeNumberCalculation.Sieve, delegate
{
//Note that because we're using a closure (anonymous method),
//we have access to the enclosing scope, so we don't have to
//think about how the invoker and ar variables end up inside the
//callback method.
result = invoker.EndInvoke(ar);
}, null);
//Use callback without closures:
Printer printer = new Printer();
ar = invoker.BeginInvoke(PrimeNumberCalculation.Sieve, new AsyncCallback(CalculationEnded), printer);
}