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Task Constructor (Action<Object>, Object, CancellationToken)

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Initializes a new Task with the specified action, state, and options.

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

Syntax

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

public Task(
    Action<Object> action,
    Object state,
    CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

Parameters

  • action
    Type: System.Action<Object>
    The delegate that represents the code to execute in the task.
  • state
    Type: System.Object
    An object representing data to be used by the action.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ObjectDisposedException

The CancellationTokenSource that created cancellationToken has already been disposed.
ArgumentNullException

The action argument is null.

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.