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Task Constructor (Action, CancellationToken)

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Initializes a new Task with the specified action and CancellationToken.

Namespace:  System.Threading.Tasks
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    action As Action, _
    cancellationToken As CancellationToken _
)

public Task(
    Action action,
    CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

Parameters

  • action
    Type: System.Action
    The delegate that represents the code to execute in the Task.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ObjectDisposedException

The provided CancellationToken has already been disposed.
ArgumentNullException

The action argument is null.

Remarks

For more information, see Task Parallelism (Task Parallel Library) and Cancellation.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.