BlockingCollection<T>.TryTake Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Collections.Concurrent

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Collections.Concurrent.dll

Tries to remove an item from the BlockingCollection<T>.

Overloads

TryTake(T)	Tries to remove an item from the BlockingCollection<T>.
TryTake(T, TimeSpan)	Tries to remove an item from the BlockingCollection<T> in the specified time period.
TryTake(T, Int32, CancellationToken)	Tries to remove an item from the BlockingCollection<T> in the specified time period while observing a cancellation token.
TryTake(T, Int32)	Tries to remove an item from the BlockingCollection<T> in the specified time period.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the TryTake method.

C#

class TryTakeDemo
{
    // Demonstrates:
    //      BlockingCollection<T>.Add()
    //      BlockingCollection<T>.CompleteAdding()
    //      BlockingCollection<T>.TryTake()
    //      BlockingCollection<T>.IsCompleted
    public static void BC_TryTake()
    {
        // Construct and fill our BlockingCollection
        using (BlockingCollection<int> bc = new BlockingCollection<int>())
        {
            int NUMITEMS = 10000;
            for (int i = 0; i < NUMITEMS; i++) bc.Add(i);
            bc.CompleteAdding();
            int outerSum = 0;

            // Delegate for consuming the BlockingCollection and adding up all items
            Action action = () =>
            {
                int localItem;
                int localSum = 0;

                while (bc.TryTake(out localItem)) localSum += localItem;
                Interlocked.Add(ref outerSum, localSum);
            };

            // Launch three parallel actions to consume the BlockingCollection
            Parallel.Invoke(action, action, action);

            Console.WriteLine("Sum[0..{0}) = {1}, should be {2}", NUMITEMS, outerSum, ((NUMITEMS * (NUMITEMS - 1)) / 2));
            Console.WriteLine("bc.IsCompleted = {0} (should be true)", bc.IsCompleted);
        }
    }
}

TryTake(T)

Source:

BlockingCollection.cs

Tries to remove an item from the BlockingCollection<T>.

C#

public bool TryTake(out T item);

Parameters

item

T

The item to be removed from the collection.

Returns

Boolean

true if an item could be removed; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException

The BlockingCollection<T> has been disposed.

InvalidOperationException

The underlying collection was modified outside of this BlockingCollection<T> instance.

Remarks

If the collection is empty, this method immediately returns false.

The order in which an item is removed depends on the type of collection used to create the BlockingCollection<T> instance. When you create a BlockingCollection<T> object, you can specify the type of collection to use. For example, you could specify a ConcurrentQueue<T> object for first in, first out (FIFO) behavior, or a ConcurrentStack<T> object for last in, first out (LIFO) behavior. You can use any collection class that implements the IProducerConsumerCollection<T> interface. The default collection type for BlockingCollection<T> is ConcurrentQueue<T>.

See also

• Thread-Safe Collections
• BlockingCollection Overview

TryTake(T, TimeSpan)

Source:

BlockingCollection.cs

Tries to remove an item from the BlockingCollection<T> in the specified time period.

C#

public bool TryTake(out T item, TimeSpan timeout);

Parameters

item

T

The item to be removed from the collection.

timeout

TimeSpan

A TimeSpan that represents the number of milliseconds to wait for the item to be removed, or a TimeSpan that represents -1 milliseconds to wait indefinitely.

Returns

Boolean

true if an item could be removed from the collection within the specified time; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException

The BlockingCollection<T> has been disposed.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

timeout is a negative number other than -1 milliseconds, which represents an infinite time-out.

-or-

timeout is greater than Int32.MaxValue.

InvalidOperationException

The underlying collection was modified outside of this BlockingCollection<T> instance.

Remarks

The order in which an item is removed depends on the type of collection used to create the BlockingCollection<T> instance. When you create a BlockingCollection<T> object, you can specify the type of collection to use. For example, you could specify a ConcurrentQueue<T> object for first in, first out (FIFO) behavior, or a ConcurrentStack<T> object for last in, first out (LIFO) behavior. You can use any collection class that implements the IProducerConsumerCollection<T> interface. The default collection type for BlockingCollection<T> is ConcurrentQueue<T>.

See also

• Thread-Safe Collections
• BlockingCollection Overview

TryTake(T, Int32, CancellationToken)

Source:

BlockingCollection.cs

Tries to remove an item from the BlockingCollection<T> in the specified time period while observing a cancellation token.

C#

public bool TryTake(out T item, int millisecondsTimeout, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Parameters

item

T

The item to be removed from the collection.

millisecondsTimeout

Int32

The number of milliseconds to wait for the item to be removed, or Infinite (-1) to wait indefinitely.

cancellationToken

CancellationToken

A cancellation token to observe.

Returns

Boolean

true if an item could be removed from the collection within the specified time; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

OperationCanceledException

The CancellationToken has been canceled.

ObjectDisposedException

The BlockingCollection<T> has been disposed or the underlying CancellationTokenSource has been disposed.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

millisecondsTimeout is a negative number other than -1, which represents an infinite time-out.

InvalidOperationException

The underlying collection was modified outside this BlockingCollection<T> instance.

Remarks

The order in which an item is removed depends on the type of collection used to create the BlockingCollection<T> instance. When you create a BlockingCollection<T> object, you can specify the type of collection to use. For example, you could specify a ConcurrentQueue<T> object for first in, first out (FIFO) behavior, or a ConcurrentStack<T> object for last in, first out (LIFO) behavior. You can use any collection class that implements the IProducerConsumerCollection<T> interface. The default collection type for BlockingCollection<T> is ConcurrentQueue<T>.

See also

• Thread-Safe Collections
• BlockingCollection Overview

TryTake(T, Int32)

Source:

BlockingCollection.cs

Tries to remove an item from the BlockingCollection<T> in the specified time period.

C#

public bool TryTake(out T item, int millisecondsTimeout);

Parameters

item

T

The item to be removed from the collection.

millisecondsTimeout

Int32

The number of milliseconds to wait for the item to be removed, or Infinite (-1) to wait indefinitely.

Returns

Boolean

true if an item could be removed from the collection within the specified time; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException

The BlockingCollection<T> has been disposed.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

millisecondsTimeout is a negative number other than -1, which represents an infinite time-out.

InvalidOperationException

The underlying collection was modified outside of this BlockingCollection<T> instance.

Remarks

The order in which an item is removed depends on the type of collection used to create the BlockingCollection<T> instance. When you create a BlockingCollection<T>, you can specify the type of collection to use. For example, you could specify a ConcurrentQueue<T> object for first in, first out (FIFO) behavior, or a ConcurrentStack<T> object for last in, first out (LIFO) behavior. You can use any collection class that implements the IProducerConsumerCollection<T> interface. The default collection type for BlockingCollection<T> is ConcurrentQueue<T>.

See also

• Thread-Safe Collections
• BlockingCollection Overview