ThreadPool Class

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.System.Threading

Provides access to the thread pool. See Threading and async programming for detailed guidance on using the thread pool:

• Submit a work item to the thread pool
• Use a timer to submit a work item
• Create a periodic work item
• How to create and use pre-allocated work items
• Best practices for using the thread pool
• How to respond to named events and semaphores
• How to use functions as work item delegates

Note

The ThreadPool API is supported for desktop as well as UWP apps.

public ref class ThreadPool abstract sealed

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
class ThreadPool final

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
public static class ThreadPool

Public Class ThreadPool

Inheritance

Object Platform::Object IInspectable ThreadPool

Attributes

ContractVersionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Windows requirements

Device family	Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0)
API contract	Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)

Remarks

The ThreadPool class has only static methods, so its methods can be called without creating an instance of the class.

Methods

RunAsync(WorkItemHandler, WorkItemPriority, WorkItemOptions)	Creates a work item, specifies its priority relative to other work items in the thread pool, and specifies how long-running work items should be run.
RunAsync(WorkItemHandler, WorkItemPriority)	Creates a work item and specifies its priority relative to other work items in the thread pool.
RunAsync(WorkItemHandler)	Creates a work item.