IHost.StartAsync(CancellationToken) Method

Definition

Starts the IHostedService objects configured for the program. The application will run until interrupted or until StopApplication() is called.

C#
public System.Threading.Tasks.Task StartAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);

Parameters

cancellationToken
CancellationToken

Used to abort program start.

Returns

A Task that will be completed when the IHost starts.

Exceptions

The cancellation token was canceled. This exception is stored into the returned task.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 8 (package-provided), 9 (package-provided), 10 (package-provided)
.NET Standard 2.0 (package-provided), 2.1 (package-provided)