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11/18/2011

ThreadPool.SetMinThreads Method

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This member can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use this member in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This member is security-critical, which restricts its use.

[SECURITY CRITICAL]

Sets the number of idle threads the thread pool maintains in anticipation of new requests.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
<SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, ControlThread := True)> _
Public Shared Function SetMinThreads ( _
    workerThreads As Integer, _
    completionPortThreads As Integer _
) As Boolean

[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, ControlThread = true)]
public static bool SetMinThreads(
    int workerThreads,
    int completionPortThreads
)

Parameters

workerThreads
Type: System.Int32
The new minimum number of idle worker threads to be maintained by the thread pool.

completionPortThreads
Type: System.Int32
The new minimum number of idle asynchronous I/O threads to be maintained by the thread pool.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the change is successful; otherwise, false.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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

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