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Task.Run Method (Action)

.NET Framework 4.5

Queues the specified work to run on the ThreadPool and returns a task handle for that work.

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

public static Task Run(
	Action action
)

Parameters

action: Type: System.Action
The work to execute asynchronously

Return Value

Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task
A task that represents the work queued to execute in the ThreadPool.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The action parameter was null.

Remarks

The Run method is a simpler alternative to the StartNew method.

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

Run Overload

System.Threading.Tasks Namespace

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