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ThreadPool.SetMaxThreads 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 requests to the thread pool that can be active concurrently. All requests above that number remain queued until thread pool threads become available.

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

Syntax

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

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

Parameters

  • workerThreads
    Type: System.Int32
    The maximum number of worker threads in the thread pool.
  • completionPortThreads
    Type: System.Int32
    The maximum number of asynchronous I/O threads in 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.