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Task.Delay Method (TimeSpan, CancellationToken)

.NET Framework 4.5

Creates a task that will complete after a time delay.

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

static member Delay : 
        delay:TimeSpan * 
        cancellationToken:CancellationToken -> Task

Parameters

delay: Type: System.TimeSpan
The time span to wait before completing the returned task

cancellationToken: Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken
The cancellation token that will be checked prior to completing the returned task

Return Value

Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task
A task that represents the time delay

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	delay represents a negative time interval or is greater than TimeSpan.MaxValue.
TaskCanceledException	The task has been canceled.
ObjectDisposedException	The provided cancellationToken has already been disposed.

Remarks

If the cancellation token is signaled before the specified time delay, then the task is completed in TaskStatus.Canceled state. Otherwise, the task is completed in TaskStatus.RanToCompletion state once the specified time delay has expired.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Task Class

Delay Overload

System.Threading.Tasks Namespace

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