Task.WaitAll Task.WaitAll Task.WaitAll Method

Waits for all of the provided Task objects to complete execution.

public:
 static void WaitAll(... cli::array <System::Threading::Tasks::Task ^> ^ tasks);

public static void WaitAll (params System.Threading.Tasks.Task[] tasks);

Public Shared Sub WaitAll (ParamArray tasks As Task())

Examples

The following example starts 10 tasks, each of which is passed an index as a state object. Tasks with an index from two to five throw exceptions. The call to the WaitAll method wraps all exceptions in an AggregateException object and propagates it to the calling thread.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Example
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var tasks = new List<Task<int>>();
         
        // Define a delegate that prints and returns the system tick count
        Func<object, int> action = (object obj) =>
        {
            int i = (int)obj;

            // Make each thread sleep a different time in order to return a different tick count
            Thread.Sleep(i * 100);

            // The tasks that receive an argument between 2 and 5 throw exceptions
            if (2 <= i && i <= 5)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("SIMULATED EXCEPTION");
            }

            int tickCount = Environment.TickCount;
            Console.WriteLine("Task={0}, i={1}, TickCount={2}, Thread={3}", Task.CurrentId, i, tickCount, Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);

            return tickCount;
        };

        // Construct started tasks
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
        {
            int index = i;
            tasks.Add(Task<int>.Factory.StartNew(action, index));
        }

        try
        {
            // Wait for all the tasks to finish.
            Task.WaitAll(tasks.ToArray());

            // We should never get to this point
            Console.WriteLine("WaitAll() has not thrown exceptions. THIS WAS NOT EXPECTED.");
        }
        catch (AggregateException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\nThe following exceptions have been thrown by WaitAll(): (THIS WAS EXPECTED)");
            for (int j = 0; j < e.InnerExceptions.Count; j++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\n-------------------------------------------------\n{0}", e.InnerExceptions[j].ToString());
            }
        }
    }
}
// The example displays output like the following:
//     Task=1, i=0, TickCount=1203822250, Thread=3
//     Task=2, i=1, TickCount=1203822359, Thread=4
//     Task=7, i=6, TickCount=1203823484, Thread=3
//     Task=8, i=7, TickCount=1203823890, Thread=4
//     Task=9, i=8, TickCount=1203824296, Thread=3
//     Task=10, i=9, TickCount=1203824796, Thread=4
//     
//     The following exceptions have been thrown by WaitAll(): (THIS WAS EXPECTED)
//     
//     -------------------------------------------------
//     System.InvalidOperationException: SIMULATED EXCEPTION
//        at Example.<Main>b__0(Object obj)
//        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
//        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
//     
//     -------------------------------------------------
//     System.InvalidOperationException: SIMULATED EXCEPTION
//        at Example.<Main>b__0(Object obj)
//        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
//        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
//     
//     -------------------------------------------------
//     System.InvalidOperationException: SIMULATED EXCEPTION
//        at Example.<Main>b__0(Object obj)
//        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
//        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
//     
//     -------------------------------------------------
//     System.InvalidOperationException: SIMULATED EXCEPTION
//        at Example.<Main>b__0(Object obj)
//        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
//        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()

Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Threading.Tasks

Module WaitAllDemo
    Sub Main()
        Dim tasks As New List(Of Task(Of Integer))()
        ' Define a delegate that prints and returns the system tick count
        Dim action As Func(Of Object, Integer) = Function(obj As Object)
                                                     Dim i As Integer = CInt(obj)

                                                     ' Make each thread sleep a different time in order to return a different tick count
                                                     Thread.Sleep(i * 100)

                                                     ' The tasks that receive an argument between 2 and 5 throw exceptions
                                                     If 2 <= i AndAlso i <= 5 Then
                                                         Throw New InvalidOperationException("SIMULATED EXCEPTION")
                                                     End If

                                                     Dim tickCount As Integer = Environment.TickCount
                                                     Console.WriteLine("Task={0}, i={1}, TickCount={2}, Thread={3}", Task.CurrentId, i, tickCount, Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId)

                                                     Return tickCount
                                                 End Function

        ' Construct started tasks
        For i As Integer = 0 To 9
            Dim index As Integer = i
            tasks.Add(Task(Of Integer).Factory.StartNew(action, index))
        Next

        Try
            ' Wait for all the tasks to finish.
            Task.WaitAll(tasks.ToArray())

            ' We should never get to this point
            Console.WriteLine("WaitAll() has not thrown exceptions. THIS WAS NOT EXPECTED.")
        Catch e As AggregateException
            Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "The following exceptions have been thrown by WaitAll(): (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
' The example displays output like the following:
'     Task=1, i=0, TickCount=1203822250, Thread=3
'     Task=2, i=1, TickCount=1203822359, Thread=4
'     Task=7, i=6, TickCount=1203823484, Thread=3
'     Task=8, i=7, TickCount=1203823890, Thread=4
'     Task=9, i=8, TickCount=1203824296, Thread=3
'     Task=10, i=9, TickCount=1203824796, Thread=4
'     
'     The following exceptions have been thrown by WaitAll(): (THIS WAS EXPECTED)
'     
'     -------------------------------------------------
'     System.InvalidOperationException: SIMULATED EXCEPTION
'        at Example.<Main>b__0(Object obj)
'        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
'        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
'     
'     -------------------------------------------------
'     System.InvalidOperationException: SIMULATED EXCEPTION
'        at Example.<Main>b__0(Object obj)
'        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
'        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
'     
'     -------------------------------------------------
'     System.InvalidOperationException: SIMULATED EXCEPTION
'        at Example.<Main>b__0(Object obj)
'        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
'        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
'     
'     -------------------------------------------------
'     System.InvalidOperationException: SIMULATED EXCEPTION
'        at Example.<Main>b__0(Object obj)
'        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()
'        at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()

Waits for all of the provided Task objects to complete execution within a specified number of milliseconds.

public:
 static bool WaitAll(cli::array <System::Threading::Tasks::Task ^> ^ tasks, int millisecondsTimeout);

public static bool WaitAll (System.Threading.Tasks.Task[] tasks, int millisecondsTimeout);

Public Shared Function WaitAll (tasks As Task(), millisecondsTimeout As Integer) As Boolean

Waits for all of the provided Task objects to complete execution unless the wait is cancelled.

public:
 static void WaitAll(cli::array <System::Threading::Tasks::Task ^> ^ tasks, System::Threading::CancellationToken cancellationToken);

public static void WaitAll (System.Threading.Tasks.Task[] tasks, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Remarks

The cancellationToken argument is used to cancel the wait operation. Cancellation of the tasks is a distinct operation, and is signaled by the AggregateException as noted above.

Waits for all of the provided cancellable Task objects to complete execution within a specified time interval.

public:
 static bool WaitAll(cli::array <System::Threading::Tasks::Task ^> ^ tasks, TimeSpan timeout);

public static bool WaitAll (System.Threading.Tasks.Task[] tasks, TimeSpan timeout);

Public Shared Function WaitAll (tasks As Task(), timeout As TimeSpan) As Boolean

Waits for all of the provided Task objects to complete execution within a specified number of milliseconds or until the wait is cancelled.

public:
 static bool WaitAll(cli::array <System::Threading::Tasks::Task ^> ^ tasks, int millisecondsTimeout, System::Threading::CancellationToken cancellationToken);

public static bool WaitAll (System.Threading.Tasks.Task[] tasks, int millisecondsTimeout, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken);

Remarks

The cancellationToken argument is used to cancel the wait operation. Cancellation of the tasks is a distinct operation, and is signaled by the AggregateException noted above.