Anropa synkrona metoder asynkront
Med .NET kan du anropa valfri metod asynkront. För att göra detta definierar du ett ombud med samma signatur som den metod som du vill anropa. Den vanliga språkkörningen definierar BeginInvoke
och EndInvoke
metoder automatiskt för det här ombudet, med lämpliga signaturer.
Kommentar
Asynkrona delegatanrop, särskilt BeginInvoke
metoderna och EndInvoke
, stöds inte i .NET Compact Framework.
Metoden BeginInvoke
initierar det asynkrona anropet. Den har samma parametrar som den metod som du vill köra asynkront, plus ytterligare två valfria parametrar. Den första parametern är ett AsyncCallback ombud som refererar till en metod som ska anropas när det asynkrona anropet slutförs. Den andra parametern är ett användardefinierat objekt som skickar information till återanropsmetoden. BeginInvoke
returnerar omedelbart och väntar inte på att det asynkrona anropet ska slutföras. BeginInvoke
returnerar en IAsyncResult, som kan användas för att övervaka förloppet för det asynkrona anropet.
Metoden EndInvoke
hämtar resultatet av det asynkrona anropet. Det kan anropas när som helst efter BeginInvoke
. Om det asynkrona anropet inte har slutförts EndInvoke
blockerar den anropande tråden tills den har slutförts. Parametrarna EndInvoke
för inkluderar out
parametrarna och ref
(<Out>
ByRef
och ByRef
i Visual Basic) för den metod som du vill köra asynkront, plus den IAsyncResult som returneras av BeginInvoke
.
Kommentar
IntelliSense-funktionen i Visual Studio visar parametrarna BeginInvoke
för och EndInvoke
. Om du inte använder Visual Studio eller ett liknande verktyg, eller om du använder C# med Visual Studio, kan du läsa APM (Asynchronous Programming Model) för en beskrivning av parametrarna som definierats för dessa metoder.
Kodexemplen i det här avsnittet visar fyra vanliga sätt att använda BeginInvoke
och EndInvoke
göra asynkrona anrop. När du har ringt BeginInvoke
kan du göra följande:
Utför lite arbete och anropa
EndInvoke
sedan för att blockera tills anropet har slutförts.Hämta en WaitHandle med hjälp av IAsyncResult.AsyncWaitHandle egenskapen, använd dess WaitOne metod för att blockera körningen tills den WaitHandle signaleras och anropa
EndInvoke
sedan .Avsök den IAsyncResult som returneras av
BeginInvoke
för att avgöra när det asynkrona anropet har slutförts och anropaEndInvoke
sedan .Skicka ett ombud för en återanropsmetod till
BeginInvoke
. Metoden körs på en ThreadPool tråd när det asynkrona anropet slutförs. Återanropsmetoden anroparEndInvoke
.
Viktigt!
Oavsett vilken teknik du använder anropar EndInvoke
du alltid för att slutföra ditt asynkrona anrop.
Definiera testmetoden och Asynkront ombud
Kodexemplen som följer visar olika sätt att anropa samma långvariga metod, TestMethod
, asynkront. Metoden TestMethod
visar ett konsolmeddelande som visar att den har börjat bearbetas, försätts i vila i några sekunder och sedan avslutas. TestMethod
har en out
parameter som visar hur sådana parametrar läggs till i signaturerna BeginInvoke
för och EndInvoke
. Du kan hantera ref
parametrar på liknande sätt.
I följande kodexempel visas definitionen av TestMethod
och ombudet med namnet AsyncMethodCaller
som kan användas för att anropa TestMethod
asynkront. Om du vill kompilera kodexemplen måste du inkludera definitionerna för TestMethod
och ombudet AsyncMethodCaller
.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;
namespace Examples {
namespace AdvancedProgramming {
namespace AsynchronousOperations
{
public ref class AsyncDemo
{
public:
// The method to be executed asynchronously.
String^ TestMethod(int callDuration, [OutAttribute] int% threadId)
{
Console::WriteLine("Test method begins.");
Thread::Sleep(callDuration);
threadId = Thread::CurrentThread->ManagedThreadId;
return String::Format("My call time was {0}.", callDuration);
}
};
// The delegate must have the same signature as the method
// it will call asynchronously.
public delegate String^ AsyncMethodCaller(int callDuration, [OutAttribute] int% threadId);
}}}
using System;
using System.Threading;
namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
{
public class AsyncDemo
{
// The method to be executed asynchronously.
public string TestMethod(int callDuration, out int threadId)
{
Console.WriteLine("Test method begins.");
Thread.Sleep(callDuration);
threadId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId;
return String.Format("My call time was {0}.", callDuration.ToString());
}
}
// The delegate must have the same signature as the method
// it will call asynchronously.
public delegate string AsyncMethodCaller(int callDuration, out int threadId);
}
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
Public Class AsyncDemo
' The method to be executed asynchronously.
Public Function TestMethod(ByVal callDuration As Integer, _
<Out> ByRef threadId As Integer) As String
Console.WriteLine("Test method begins.")
Thread.Sleep(callDuration)
threadId = Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId()
return String.Format("My call time was {0}.", callDuration.ToString())
End Function
End Class
' The delegate must have the same signature as the method
' it will call asynchronously.
Public Delegate Function AsyncMethodCaller(ByVal callDuration As Integer, _
<Out> ByRef threadId As Integer) As String
End Namespace
Väntar på ett asynkront anrop med EndInvoke
Det enklaste sättet att köra en metod asynkront är att börja köra metoden genom att anropa ombudets BeginInvoke
metod, utföra lite arbete på huvudtråden och sedan anropa ombudets EndInvoke
metod. EndInvoke
kan blockera den anropande tråden eftersom den inte returneras förrän det asynkrona anropet har slutförts. Det här är en bra teknik att använda med fil- eller nätverksåtgärder.
Viktigt!
Eftersom EndInvoke
kan blockera bör du aldrig anropa det från trådar som tjänst användargränssnittet.
#using <TestMethod.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace Examples::AdvancedProgramming::AsynchronousOperations;
void main()
{
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId = 2546;
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo^ ad = gcnew AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller^ caller = gcnew AsyncMethodCaller(ad, &AsyncDemo::TestMethod);
// Initiate the asynchronous call.
IAsyncResult^ result = caller->BeginInvoke(3000,
threadId, nullptr, nullptr);
Thread::Sleep(1);
Console::WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.",
Thread::CurrentThread->ManagedThreadId);
// Call EndInvoke to wait for the asynchronous call to complete,
// and to retrieve the results.
String^ returnValue = caller->EndInvoke(threadId, result);
Console::WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
Main thread 1 does some work.
Test method begins.
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
*/
using System;
using System.Threading;
namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
{
public class AsyncMain
{
public static void Main()
{
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId;
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo ad = new AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller caller = new AsyncMethodCaller(ad.TestMethod);
// Initiate the asynchronous call.
IAsyncResult result = caller.BeginInvoke(3000,
out threadId, null, null);
Thread.Sleep(0);
Console.WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.",
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
// Call EndInvoke to wait for the asynchronous call to complete,
// and to retrieve the results.
string returnValue = caller.EndInvoke(out threadId, result);
Console.WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
}
}
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
Main thread 1 does some work.
Test method begins.
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
*/
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
Public Class AsyncMain
Shared Sub Main()
' The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
Dim threadId As Integer
' Create an instance of the test class.
Dim ad As New AsyncDemo()
' Create the delegate.
Dim caller As New AsyncMethodCaller(AddressOf ad.TestMethod)
' Initiate the asynchronous call.
Dim result As IAsyncResult = caller.BeginInvoke(3000, _
threadId, Nothing, Nothing)
Thread.Sleep(0)
Console.WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.", _
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId)
' Call EndInvoke to Wait for the asynchronous call to complete,
' and to retrieve the results.
Dim returnValue As String = caller.EndInvoke(threadId, result)
Console.WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value ""{1}"".", _
threadId, returnValue)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
'This example produces output similar to the following:
'
'Main thread 1 does some work.
'Test method begins.
'The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
Väntar på ett asynkront samtal med WaitHandle
Du kan hämta en WaitHandle med hjälp AsyncWaitHandle av egenskapen för den IAsyncResult returnerade av BeginInvoke
. WaitHandle Signaleras när det asynkrona anropet slutförs och du kan vänta på det genom att anropa WaitOne metoden.
Om du använder en WaitHandlekan du utföra ytterligare bearbetning före eller efter att det asynkrona anropet har slutförts, men innan du anropar EndInvoke
för att hämta resultatet.
Kommentar
Väntehandtaget stängs inte automatiskt när du anropar EndInvoke
. Om du släpper alla referenser till väntehandtaget frigörs systemresurser när skräpinsamlingen återtar väntehandtaget. Frigör systemresurserna så snart du är klar med väntehandtaget genom att ta bort dem genom att anropa WaitHandle.Close metoden. Skräpinsamling fungerar effektivare när engångsobjekt uttryckligen tas bort.
#using <TestMethod.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace Examples::AdvancedProgramming::AsynchronousOperations;
void main()
{
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId;
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo^ ad = gcnew AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller^ caller = gcnew AsyncMethodCaller(ad, &AsyncDemo::TestMethod);
// Initiate the asynchronous call.
IAsyncResult^ result = caller->BeginInvoke(3000,
threadId, nullptr, nullptr);
Thread::Sleep(0);
Console::WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.",
Thread::CurrentThread->ManagedThreadId);
// Wait for the WaitHandle to become signaled.
result->AsyncWaitHandle->WaitOne();
// Perform additional processing here.
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
String^ returnValue = caller->EndInvoke(threadId, result);
// Close the wait handle.
result->AsyncWaitHandle->Close();
Console::WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
Main thread 1 does some work.
Test method begins.
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
*/
using System;
using System.Threading;
namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
{
public class AsyncMain
{
static void Main()
{
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId;
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo ad = new AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller caller = new AsyncMethodCaller(ad.TestMethod);
// Initiate the asynchronous call.
IAsyncResult result = caller.BeginInvoke(3000,
out threadId, null, null);
Thread.Sleep(0);
Console.WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.",
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
// Wait for the WaitHandle to become signaled.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne();
// Perform additional processing here.
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
string returnValue = caller.EndInvoke(out threadId, result);
// Close the wait handle.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.Close();
Console.WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
}
}
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
Main thread 1 does some work.
Test method begins.
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
*/
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
Public Class AsyncMain
Shared Sub Main()
' The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
Dim threadId As Integer
' Create an instance of the test class.
Dim ad As New AsyncDemo()
' Create the delegate.
Dim caller As New AsyncMethodCaller(AddressOf ad.TestMethod)
' Initiate the asynchronous call.
Dim result As IAsyncResult = caller.BeginInvoke(3000, _
threadId, Nothing, Nothing)
Thread.Sleep(0)
Console.WriteLine("Main thread {0} does some work.", _
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId)
' Perform additional processing here and then
' wait for the WaitHandle to be signaled.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne()
' Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
Dim returnValue As String = caller.EndInvoke(threadId, result)
' Close the wait handle.
result.AsyncWaitHandle.Close()
Console.WriteLine("The call executed on thread {0}, with return value ""{1}"".", _
threadId, returnValue)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
'This example produces output similar to the following:
'
'Main thread 1 does some work.
'Test method begins.
'The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
Avsökning för asynkront samtalsslut
Du kan använda IsCompleted egenskapen för den IAsyncResult som returneras av BeginInvoke
för att identifiera när det asynkrona anropet slutförs. Du kan göra detta när du gör det asynkrona anropet från en tråd som servar användargränssnittet. Genom att söka efter slutförande kan den anropande tråden fortsätta att köras medan det asynkrona anropet körs på en ThreadPool tråd.
#using <TestMethod.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace Examples::AdvancedProgramming::AsynchronousOperations;
void main()
{
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId;
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo^ ad = gcnew AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller^ caller = gcnew AsyncMethodCaller(ad, &AsyncDemo::TestMethod);
// Initiate the asynchronous call.
IAsyncResult^ result = caller->BeginInvoke(3000,
threadId, nullptr, nullptr);
// Poll while simulating work.
while(result->IsCompleted == false)
{
Thread::Sleep(250);
Console::Write(".");
}
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
String^ returnValue = caller->EndInvoke(threadId, result);
Console::WriteLine("\nThe call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
Test method begins.
.............
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
*/
using System;
using System.Threading;
namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
{
public class AsyncMain
{
static void Main() {
// The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
int threadId;
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo ad = new AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller caller = new AsyncMethodCaller(ad.TestMethod);
// Initiate the asynchronous call.
IAsyncResult result = caller.BeginInvoke(3000,
out threadId, null, null);
// Poll while simulating work.
while(result.IsCompleted == false) {
Thread.Sleep(250);
Console.Write(".");
}
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
string returnValue = caller.EndInvoke(out threadId, result);
Console.WriteLine("\nThe call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".",
threadId, returnValue);
}
}
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
Test method begins.
.............
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
*/
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
Public Class AsyncMain
Shared Sub Main()
' The asynchronous method puts the thread id here.
Dim threadId As Integer
' Create an instance of the test class.
Dim ad As New AsyncDemo()
' Create the delegate.
Dim caller As New AsyncMethodCaller(AddressOf ad.TestMethod)
' Initiate the asynchronous call.
Dim result As IAsyncResult = caller.BeginInvoke(3000, _
threadId, Nothing, Nothing)
' Poll while simulating work.
While result.IsCompleted = False
Thread.Sleep(250)
Console.Write(".")
End While
' Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
Dim returnValue As String = caller.EndInvoke(threadId, result)
Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & _
"The call executed on thread {0}, with return value ""{1}"".", _
threadId, returnValue)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
' This example produces output similar to the following:
'
'Test method begins.
'.............
'The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
Köra en återanropsmetod när ett asynkront anrop slutförs
Om tråden som initierar det asynkrona anropet inte behöver vara den tråd som bearbetar resultaten kan du köra en motringningsmetod när anropet är klart. Motringningsmetoden körs på en ThreadPool tråd.
Om du vill använda en återanropsmetod måste du skicka BeginInvoke
ett AsyncCallback ombud som representerar återanropsmetoden. Du kan också skicka ett objekt som innehåller information som ska användas av motringningsmetoden. I motringningsmetoden kan du omvandla IAsyncResult, som är den enda parametern för återanropsmetoden, till ett AsyncResult objekt. Du kan sedan använda AsyncResult.AsyncDelegate egenskapen för att hämta ombudet som användes för att initiera anropet så att du kan anropa EndInvoke
.
Anmärkningar i exemplet:
Parametern för är en
out
parameter ([<Out>
ByRef
i Visual Basic), så dess indatavärde används aldrig avTestMethod
.threadId
TestMethod
En dummyvariabel skickas till anropetBeginInvoke
. Om parameternthreadId
var enref
parameter (ByRef
i Visual Basic) måste variabeln vara ett fält på klassnivå så att den kan skickas till bådeBeginInvoke
ochEndInvoke
.Tillståndsinformationen som skickas till
BeginInvoke
är en formatsträng som motringningsmetoden använder för att formatera ett utdatameddelande. Eftersom den skickas som typ Objectmåste tillståndsinformationen omvandlas till rätt typ innan den kan användas.Återanropet görs i en ThreadPool tråd. ThreadPool trådar är bakgrundstrådar, som inte håller programmet igång om huvudtråden slutar, så huvudtråden i exemplet måste sova tillräckligt länge för att återanropet ska slutföras.
#using <TestMethod.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting::Messaging;
using namespace Examples::AdvancedProgramming::AsynchronousOperations;
// The callback method must have the same signature as the
// AsyncCallback delegate.
void CallbackMethod(IAsyncResult^ ar)
{
// Retrieve the delegate.
AsyncResult^ result = (AsyncResult^) ar;
AsyncMethodCaller^ caller = (AsyncMethodCaller^) result->AsyncDelegate;
// Retrieve the format string that was passed as state
// information.
String^ formatString = (String^) ar->AsyncState;
// Define a variable to receive the value of the out parameter.
// If the parameter were ref rather than out then it would have to
// be a class-level field so it could also be passed to BeginInvoke.
int threadId = 0;
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
String^ returnValue = caller->EndInvoke(threadId, ar);
// Use the format string to format the output message.
Console::WriteLine(formatString, threadId, returnValue);
};
void main()
{
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo^ ad = gcnew AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller^ caller = gcnew AsyncMethodCaller(ad, &AsyncDemo::TestMethod);
// The threadId parameter of TestMethod is an out parameter, so
// its input value is never used by TestMethod. Therefore, a dummy
// variable can be passed to the BeginInvoke call. If the threadId
// parameter were a ref parameter, it would have to be a class-
// level field so that it could be passed to both BeginInvoke and
// EndInvoke.
int dummy = 0;
// Initiate the asynchronous call, passing three seconds (3000 ms)
// for the callDuration parameter of TestMethod; a dummy variable
// for the out parameter (threadId); the callback delegate; and
// state information that can be retrieved by the callback method.
// In this case, the state information is a string that can be used
// to format a console message.
IAsyncResult^ result = caller->BeginInvoke(3000,
dummy,
gcnew AsyncCallback(&CallbackMethod),
"The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".");
Console::WriteLine("The main thread {0} continues to execute...",
Thread::CurrentThread->ManagedThreadId);
// The callback is made on a ThreadPool thread. ThreadPool threads
// are background threads, which do not keep the application running
// if the main thread ends. Comment out the next line to demonstrate
// this.
Thread::Sleep(4000);
Console::WriteLine("The main thread ends.");
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
The main thread 1 continues to execute...
Test method begins.
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
The main thread ends.
*/
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging;
namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
{
public class AsyncMain
{
static void Main()
{
// Create an instance of the test class.
AsyncDemo ad = new AsyncDemo();
// Create the delegate.
AsyncMethodCaller caller = new AsyncMethodCaller(ad.TestMethod);
// The threadId parameter of TestMethod is an out parameter, so
// its input value is never used by TestMethod. Therefore, a dummy
// variable can be passed to the BeginInvoke call. If the threadId
// parameter were a ref parameter, it would have to be a class-
// level field so that it could be passed to both BeginInvoke and
// EndInvoke.
int dummy = 0;
// Initiate the asynchronous call, passing three seconds (3000 ms)
// for the callDuration parameter of TestMethod; a dummy variable
// for the out parameter (threadId); the callback delegate; and
// state information that can be retrieved by the callback method.
// In this case, the state information is a string that can be used
// to format a console message.
IAsyncResult result = caller.BeginInvoke(3000,
out dummy,
new AsyncCallback(CallbackMethod),
"The call executed on thread {0}, with return value \"{1}\".");
Console.WriteLine("The main thread {0} continues to execute...",
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
// The callback is made on a ThreadPool thread. ThreadPool threads
// are background threads, which do not keep the application running
// if the main thread ends. Comment out the next line to demonstrate
// this.
Thread.Sleep(4000);
Console.WriteLine("The main thread ends.");
}
// The callback method must have the same signature as the
// AsyncCallback delegate.
static void CallbackMethod(IAsyncResult ar)
{
// Retrieve the delegate.
AsyncResult result = (AsyncResult) ar;
AsyncMethodCaller caller = (AsyncMethodCaller) result.AsyncDelegate;
// Retrieve the format string that was passed as state
// information.
string formatString = (string) ar.AsyncState;
// Define a variable to receive the value of the out parameter.
// If the parameter were ref rather than out then it would have to
// be a class-level field so it could also be passed to BeginInvoke.
int threadId = 0;
// Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
string returnValue = caller.EndInvoke(out threadId, ar);
// Use the format string to format the output message.
Console.WriteLine(formatString, threadId, returnValue);
}
}
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
The main thread 1 continues to execute...
Test method begins.
The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
The main thread ends.
*/
Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging
Namespace Examples.AdvancedProgramming.AsynchronousOperations
Public Class AsyncMain
Shared Sub Main()
' Create an instance of the test class.
Dim ad As New AsyncDemo()
' Create the delegate.
Dim caller As New AsyncMethodCaller(AddressOf ad.TestMethod)
' The threadId parameter of TestMethod is an <Out> parameter, so
' its input value is never used by TestMethod. Therefore, a dummy
' variable can be passed to the BeginInvoke call. If the threadId
' parameter were a ByRef parameter, it would have to be a class-
' level field so that it could be passed to both BeginInvoke and
' EndInvoke.
Dim dummy As Integer = 0
' Initiate the asynchronous call, passing three seconds (3000 ms)
' for the callDuration parameter of TestMethod; a dummy variable
' for the <Out> parameter (threadId); the callback delegate; and
' state information that can be retrieved by the callback method.
' In this case, the state information is a string that can be used
' to format a console message.
Dim result As IAsyncResult = caller.BeginInvoke(3000, _
dummy, _
AddressOf CallbackMethod, _
"The call executed on thread {0}, with return value ""{1}"".")
Console.WriteLine("The main thread {0} continues to execute...", _
Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId)
' The callback is made on a ThreadPool thread. ThreadPool threads
' are background threads, which do not keep the application running
' if the main thread ends. Comment out the next line to demonstrate
' this.
Thread.Sleep(4000)
Console.WriteLine("The main thread ends.")
End Sub
' The callback method must have the same signature as the
' AsyncCallback delegate.
Shared Sub CallbackMethod(ByVal ar As IAsyncResult)
' Retrieve the delegate.
Dim result As AsyncResult = CType(ar, AsyncResult)
Dim caller As AsyncMethodCaller = CType(result.AsyncDelegate, AsyncMethodCaller)
' Retrieve the format string that was passed as state
' information.
Dim formatString As String = CType(ar.AsyncState, String)
' Define a variable to receive the value of the <Out> parameter.
' If the parameter were ByRef rather than <Out> then it would have to
' be a class-level field so it could also be passed to BeginInvoke.
Dim threadId As Integer = 0
' Call EndInvoke to retrieve the results.
Dim returnValue As String = caller.EndInvoke(threadId, ar)
' Use the format string to format the output message.
Console.WriteLine(formatString, threadId, returnValue)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
' This example produces output similar to the following:
'
'The main thread 1 continues to execute...
'Test method begins.
'The call executed on thread 3, with return value "My call time was 3000.".
'The main thread ends.