static void Start()
{
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId;
// Create an instance of the test class.
var ad = new AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
var caller = new AsyncMethodCaller(ad.TestMethod);
// Initiate the asychronous call.
var result = caller.BeginInvoke(3000,
out threadId, null, null);
Thread.Sleep(0);
Console.WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.",
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
// Wait for the WaitHandle to become signaled.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne();
// Perform additional processing here.
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
var returnValue = caller.EndInvoke(out threadId, result);
// Close the wait handle.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.Close();
Console.WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
Console.ReadKey();
}
static void Start()
{
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId;
// Create an instance of the test class.
var ad = new AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
var caller = new AsyncMethodCaller(ad.TestMethod);
// Initiate the asychronous call.
var result = caller.BeginInvoke(3000,
out threadId, null, null);
Thread.Sleep(0);
Console.WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.",
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
// Wait for the WaitHandle to become signaled.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne();
// Perform additional processing here.
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
var returnValue = caller.EndInvoke(out threadId, result);
// Close the wait handle.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.Close();
Console.WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
Console.ReadKey();
}
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo ad = new AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller caller = new AsyncMethodCaller(ad.TestMethod);
// The threadId parameter of TestMethod is an out parameter, so
// its input value is never used by TestMethod. Therefore, a dummy
// variable can be passed to the BeginInvoke call. If the threadId
// parameter were a ref parameter, it would have to be a class-
// level field so that it could be passed to both BeginInvoke and
// EndInvoke.
int dummy = 0;
// Initiate the asynchronous call, passing three seconds (3000 ms)
// for the callDuration parameter of TestMethod; a dummy variable
// for the out parameter (threadId); the callback delegate; and
// state information that can be retrieved by the callback method.
// In this case, the state information is a string that can be used
// to format a console message.
IAsyncResult result = caller.BeginInvoke(3000,
out dummy,
new AsyncCallback(CallbackMethod),
"The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".");
Console.WriteLine("The main thread {0} continues to execute...",
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
// The callback is made on a ThreadPool thread. ThreadPool threads
// are background threads, which do not keep the application running
// if the main thread ends. Comment out the next line to demonstrate
// this.
Thread.Sleep(4000);
Console.WriteLine("The main thread ends.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo ad = new AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller caller = new AsyncMethodCaller(ad.TestMethod);
// The threadId parameter of TestMethod is an out parameter, so
// its input value is never used by TestMethod. Therefore, a dummy
// variable can be passed to the BeginInvoke call. If the threadId
// parameter were a ref parameter, it would have to be a class-
// level field so that it could be passed to both BeginInvoke and
// EndInvoke.
int dummy = 0;
// Initiate the asynchronous call, passing three seconds (3000 ms)
// for the callDuration parameter of TestMethod; a dummy variable
// for the out parameter (threadId); the callback delegate; and
// state information that can be retrieved by the callback method.
// In this case, the state information is a string that can be used
// to format a console message.
IAsyncResult result = caller.BeginInvoke(3000,
out dummy,
new AsyncCallback(CallbackMethod),
"The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".");
Console.WriteLine("The main thread {0} continues to execute...",
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
// The callback is made on a ThreadPool thread. ThreadPool threads
// are background threads, which do not keep the application running
// if the main thread ends. Comment out the next line to demonstrate
// this.
Thread.Sleep(4000);
Console.WriteLine("The main thread ends.");
Console.ReadKey();
}