WorkflowApplication.Run Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Activities

Assembly:

System.Activities.dll

Begins or resumes the execution of a workflow instance.

Overloads

Run()	Begins or resumes the execution of a workflow instance.
Run(TimeSpan)	Begins or resumes the execution of a workflow instance using the specified time-out interval.

Remarks

Call this method to initiate execution of a newly created workflow instance.

Run()

Begins or resumes the execution of a workflow instance.

public:
 void Run();

public void Run ();

member this.Run : unit -> unit

Public Sub Run ()

Examples

The following example hosts a workflow using WorkflowApplication. A WorkflowApplication instance is constructed using the specified workflow definition, the desired workflow lifecycle events are handled, and the workflow is invoked with a call to Run. When the workflow is completed, the following output is displayed to the console.

Starting the workflow.   
Workflow 593976e8-558d-4989-94d6-50a14b34fd7b Idle.   
Ending the workflow.   
Workflow 593976e8-558d-4989-94d6-50a14b34fd7b Completed  
Workflow 593976e8-558d-4989-94d6-50a14b34fd7b Unloaded.  

Activity wf = new Sequence
{
    Activities =
     {
         new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Starting the workflow."
         },
         new Delay
         {
             Duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)
         },
         new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Ending the workflow."
         }
     }
};

// Create a WorkflowApplication instance.
WorkflowApplication wfApp = new WorkflowApplication(wf);

// Subscribe to any desired workflow lifecycle events.
wfApp.Completed = delegate(WorkflowApplicationCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Faulted)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Terminated.", e.InstanceId);
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
            e.TerminationException.GetType().FullName,
            e.TerminationException.Message);
    }
    else if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Canceled)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Canceled.", e.InstanceId);
    }
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Completed.", e.InstanceId);

        // Outputs can be retrieved from the Outputs dictionary,
        // keyed by argument name.
        // Console.WriteLine("The winner is {0}.", e.Outputs["Winner"]);
    }
};

wfApp.Aborted = delegate(WorkflowApplicationAbortedEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the exception that caused the workflow
    // to abort.
    Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Aborted.", e.InstanceId);
    Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
        e.Reason.GetType().FullName,
        e.Reason.Message);
};

wfApp.Idle = delegate(WorkflowApplicationIdleEventArgs e)
{
    // Perform any processing that should occur
    // when a workflow goes idle. If the workflow can persist,
    // both Idle and PersistableIdle are called in that order.
    Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Idle.", e.InstanceId);
};

wfApp.PersistableIdle = delegate(WorkflowApplicationIdleEventArgs e)
{
    // Instruct the runtime to persist and unload the workflow
    return PersistableIdleAction.Unload;
};

wfApp.Unloaded = delegate(WorkflowApplicationEventArgs e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Unloaded.", e.InstanceId);
};

wfApp.OnUnhandledException = delegate(WorkflowApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the unhandled exception.
    Console.WriteLine("OnUnhandledException in Workflow {0}\n{1}",
        e.InstanceId, e.UnhandledException.Message);

    Console.WriteLine("ExceptionSource: {0} - {1}",
        e.ExceptionSource.DisplayName, e.ExceptionSourceInstanceId);

    // Instruct the runtime to terminate the workflow.
    // Other choices are Abort and Cancel
    return UnhandledExceptionAction.Terminate;
};

// Run the workflow.
wfApp.Run();

Remarks

Call this method to initiate execution of a newly created workflow instance.

If the run operation does not complete within 30 seconds, a TimeoutException is thrown.

Run(TimeSpan)

Begins or resumes the execution of a workflow instance using the specified time-out interval.

public:
 void Run(TimeSpan timeout);

public void Run (TimeSpan timeout);

member this.Run : TimeSpan -> unit

Public Sub Run (timeout As TimeSpan)

Parameters

timeout

TimeSpan

Call this method to initiate execution of a newly created workflow instance.

The interval in which the run operation must complete before the operation is canceled and a TimeoutException is thrown.

Examples

The following example hosts a workflow using WorkflowApplication. A WorkflowApplication instance is constructed using the specified workflow definition, the desired workflow lifecycle events are handled, and the workflow is invoked with a call to Run. When the workflow is completed, the following output is displayed to the console.

Starting the workflow.   
Workflow 593976e8-558d-4989-94d6-50a14b34fd7b Idle.   
Ending the workflow.   
Workflow 593976e8-558d-4989-94d6-50a14b34fd7b Completed  
Workflow 593976e8-558d-4989-94d6-50a14b34fd7b Unloaded.  

Activity wf = new Sequence
{
    Activities =
     {
         new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Starting the workflow."
         },
         new Delay
         {
             Duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5)
         },
         new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Ending the workflow."
         }
     }
};

// Create a WorkflowApplication instance.
WorkflowApplication wfApp = new WorkflowApplication(wf);

// Subscribe to any desired workflow lifecycle events.
wfApp.Completed = delegate(WorkflowApplicationCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Faulted)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Terminated.", e.InstanceId);
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
            e.TerminationException.GetType().FullName,
            e.TerminationException.Message);
    }
    else if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Canceled)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Canceled.", e.InstanceId);
    }
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Completed.", e.InstanceId);

        // Outputs can be retrieved from the Outputs dictionary,
        // keyed by argument name.
        // Console.WriteLine("The winner is {0}.", e.Outputs["Winner"]);
    }
};

wfApp.Aborted = delegate(WorkflowApplicationAbortedEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the exception that caused the workflow
    // to abort.
    Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Aborted.", e.InstanceId);
    Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
        e.Reason.GetType().FullName,
        e.Reason.Message);
};

wfApp.Idle = delegate(WorkflowApplicationIdleEventArgs e)
{
    // Perform any processing that should occur
    // when a workflow goes idle. If the workflow can persist,
    // both Idle and PersistableIdle are called in that order.
    Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Idle.", e.InstanceId);
};

wfApp.PersistableIdle = delegate(WorkflowApplicationIdleEventArgs e)
{
    // Instruct the runtime to persist and unload the workflow
    return PersistableIdleAction.Unload;
};

wfApp.Unloaded = delegate(WorkflowApplicationEventArgs e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Unloaded.", e.InstanceId);
};

wfApp.OnUnhandledException = delegate(WorkflowApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the unhandled exception.
    Console.WriteLine("OnUnhandledException in Workflow {0}\n{1}",
        e.InstanceId, e.UnhandledException.Message);

    Console.WriteLine("ExceptionSource: {0} - {1}",
        e.ExceptionSource.DisplayName, e.ExceptionSourceInstanceId);

    // Instruct the runtime to terminate the workflow.
    // Other choices are Abort and Cancel
    return UnhandledExceptionAction.Terminate;
};

// Run the workflow.
wfApp.Run();

Remarks

Note that unlike Invoke, this method will time out only if the workflow doesn't start in the specified amount of time, rather than needing to complete in the specified amount of time. The reason for this is that Invoke executes the workflow synchronously (blocking the host thread), while Run executes asynchronously, only blocking the host thread for the amount of time it takes the workflow to start.