Parallel Class

The Parallel class provides library-based data parallel replacements for common operations such as for loops, for each loops, and execution of a set of statements.

Note

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: Synchronization | ExternalThreading. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

This example demonstrates several approaches to implementing a parallel loop using multiple language constructs.

using System.Threading.Tasks;   
class Test
{
    static int N = 1000;

    static void TestMethod()
    {
        // Using a named method.
        Parallel.For(0, N, Method2);

        // Using an anonymous method.
        Parallel.For(0, N, delegate(int i)
        {
            // Do Work.
        });

        // Using a lambda expression.
        Parallel.For(0, N, i =>
        {
            // Do Work.
        });
    }

    static void Method2(int i)
    {
        // Do work.
    }
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

All public and protected members of Parallel are thread-safe and may be used concurrently from multiple threads.

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