TaskCompletionSource<TResult> Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Threading.Tasks

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

TaskCompletionSource_T.cs

Represents the producer side of a Task<TResult> unbound to a delegate, providing access to the consumer side through the Task property.

generic <typename TResult>
public ref class TaskCompletionSource

public class TaskCompletionSource<TResult>

type TaskCompletionSource<'Result> = class

Public Class TaskCompletionSource(Of TResult)

Type Parameters

TResult

The type of the result value associated with this TaskCompletionSource<TResult>.

Inheritance

Object

TaskCompletionSource<TResult>

Examples

The following example shows how to use a TaskCompletionSource<TResult>:

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class TCSDemo
{
    // Demonstrated features:
    // 		TaskCompletionSource ctor()
    // 		TaskCompletionSource.SetResult()
    // 		TaskCompletionSource.SetException()
    //		Task.Result
    // Expected results:
    // 		The attempt to get t1.Result blocks for ~1000ms until tcs1 gets signaled. 15 is printed out.
    // 		The attempt to get t2.Result blocks for ~1000ms until tcs2 gets signaled. An exception is printed out.
    static void Main()
    {
        TaskCompletionSource<int> tcs1 = new TaskCompletionSource<int>();
        Task<int> t1 = tcs1.Task;

        // Start a background task that will complete tcs1.Task
        Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
        {
            Thread.Sleep(1000);
            tcs1.SetResult(15);
        });

        // The attempt to get the result of t1 blocks the current thread until the completion source gets signaled.
        // It should be a wait of ~1000 ms.
        Stopwatch sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
        int result = t1.Result;
        sw.Stop();

        Console.WriteLine("(ElapsedTime={0}): t1.Result={1} (expected 15) ", sw.ElapsedMilliseconds, result);

        // ------------------------------------------------------------------

        // Alternatively, an exception can be manually set on a TaskCompletionSource.Task
        TaskCompletionSource<int> tcs2 = new TaskCompletionSource<int>();
        Task<int> t2 = tcs2.Task;

        // Start a background Task that will complete tcs2.Task with an exception
        Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
        {
            Thread.Sleep(1000);
            tcs2.SetException(new InvalidOperationException("SIMULATED EXCEPTION"));
        });

        // The attempt to get the result of t2 blocks the current thread until the completion source gets signaled with either a result or an exception.
        // In either case it should be a wait of ~1000 ms.
        sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
        try
        {
            result = t2.Result;

            Console.WriteLine("t2.Result succeeded. THIS WAS NOT EXPECTED.");
        }
        catch (AggregateException e)
        {
            Console.Write("(ElapsedTime={0}): ", sw.ElapsedMilliseconds);
            Console.WriteLine("The following exceptions have been thrown by t2.Result: (THIS WAS EXPECTED)");
            for (int j = 0; j < e.InnerExceptions.Count; j++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\n-------------------------------------------------\n{0}", e.InnerExceptions[j].ToString());
            }
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Threading.Tasks

Module TCSDemo
    ' Demonstrated features:
    '   TaskCompletionSource ctor()
    '   TaskCompletionSource.SetResult()
    '   TaskCompletionSource.SetException()
    '   Task.Result
    ' Expected results:
    '   The attempt to get t1.Result blocks for ~1000ms until tcs1 gets signaled. 15 is printed out.
    '   The attempt to get t2.Result blocks for ~1000ms until tcs2 gets signaled. An exception is printed out.

    Private Sub Main()
        Dim tcs1 As New TaskCompletionSource(Of Integer)()
        Dim t1 As Task(Of Integer) = tcs1.Task

        ' Start a background task that will complete tcs1.Task
        Task.Factory.StartNew(Sub()
                                  Thread.Sleep(1000)
                                  tcs1.SetResult(15)
                              End Sub)

        ' The attempt to get the result of t1 blocks the current thread until the completion source gets signaled.
        ' It should be a wait of ~1000 ms.
        Dim sw As Stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew()
        Dim result As Integer = t1.Result
        sw.Stop()

        Console.WriteLine("(ElapsedTime={0}): t1.Result={1} (expected 15) ", sw.ElapsedMilliseconds, result)

        ' ------------------------------------------------------------------

        ' Alternatively, an exception can be manually set on a TaskCompletionSource.Task
        Dim tcs2 As New TaskCompletionSource(Of Integer)()
        Dim t2 As Task(Of Integer) = tcs2.Task

        ' Start a background Task that will complete tcs2.Task with an exception
        Task.Factory.StartNew(Sub()
                                  Thread.Sleep(1000)
                                  tcs2.SetException(New InvalidOperationException("SIMULATED EXCEPTION"))
                              End Sub)

        ' The attempt to get the result of t2 blocks the current thread until the completion source gets signaled with either a result or an exception.
        ' In either case it should be a wait of ~1000 ms.
        sw = Stopwatch.StartNew()
        Try
            result = t2.Result

            Console.WriteLine("t2.Result succeeded. THIS WAS NOT EXPECTED.")
        Catch e As AggregateException
            Console.Write("(ElapsedTime={0}): ", sw.ElapsedMilliseconds)
            Console.WriteLine("The following exceptions have been thrown by t2.Result: (THIS WAS EXPECTED)")
            For j As Integer = 0 To e.InnerExceptions.Count - 1
                Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "-------------------------------------------------" & vbLf & "{0}", e.InnerExceptions(j).ToString())
            Next
        End Try
    End Sub

End Module

Remarks

In many scenarios, it is useful to enable a Task<TResult> to represent an external asynchronous operation. TaskCompletionSource<TResult> is provided for this purpose. It enables the creation of a task that can be handed out to consumers. The consumers can use the members of the task the same way as they would in any other scenario handling task member variables. However, unlike most tasks, the state of a task created by a TaskCompletionSource is controlled explicitly by the methods on TaskCompletionSource. This enables the completion of the external asynchronous operation to be propagated to the underlying Task. The separation also ensures that consumers are not able to transition the state without access to the corresponding TaskCompletionSource. For more information, see the entry The Nature of TaskCompletionSource<TResult> in the Parallel Programming with .NET blog.

The Parallel Extensions samples also contain examples of how to use TaskCompletionSource<TResult>.

Constructors

TaskCompletionSource<TResult>()	Creates a TaskCompletionSource<TResult>.
TaskCompletionSource<TResult>(Object, TaskCreationOptions)	Creates a TaskCompletionSource<TResult> with the specified state and options.
TaskCompletionSource<TResult>(Object)	Creates a TaskCompletionSource<TResult> with the specified state.
TaskCompletionSource<TResult>(TaskCreationOptions)	Creates a TaskCompletionSource<TResult> with the specified options.

Properties

Task	Gets the Task<TResult> created by this TaskCompletionSource<TResult>.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
SetCanceled()	Transitions the underlying Task<TResult> into the Canceled state.
SetCanceled(CancellationToken)	Transitions the underlying Task<TResult> into the Canceled state using the specified token.
SetException(Exception)	Transitions the underlying Task<TResult> into the Faulted state and binds it to a specified exception.
SetException(IEnumerable<Exception>)	Transitions the underlying Task<TResult> into the Faulted state and binds a collection of exception objects to it.
SetResult(TResult)	Transitions the underlying Task<TResult> into the RanToCompletion state.
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)
TrySetCanceled()	Attempts to transition the underlying Task<TResult> into the Canceled state.
TrySetCanceled(CancellationToken)	Attempts to transition the underlying Task<TResult> into the Canceled state and enables a cancellation token to be stored in the canceled task.
TrySetException(Exception)	Attempts to transition the underlying Task<TResult> into the Faulted state and binds it to a specified exception.
TrySetException(IEnumerable<Exception>)	Attempts to transition the underlying Task<TResult> into the Faulted state and binds a collection of exception objects to it.
TrySetResult(TResult)	Attempts to transition the underlying Task<TResult> into the RanToCompletion state.

Thread Safety

All members of TaskCompletionSource<TResult> are thread-safe and may be used from multiple threads concurrently.

See also

• Using TPL with Other Asynchronous Patterns
• How to: Wrap EAP Patterns in a Task