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TaskFactory.StartNew Method

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.NET Framework 4.5

Creates and starts a Task.

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Public method StartNew(Action) Creates and starts a task.
Public method StartNew<TResult>(Func<TResult>) Creates and starts a Task<TResult>.
Public method StartNew(Action, CancellationToken) Creates and starts a Task.
Public method StartNew(Action, TaskCreationOptions) Creates and starts a Task.
Public method StartNew(Action<Object>, Object) Creates and starts a Task.
Public method StartNew<TResult>(Func<TResult>, CancellationToken) Creates and starts a Task<TResult>.
Public method StartNew<TResult>(Func<TResult>, TaskCreationOptions) Creates and starts a Task<TResult>.
Public method StartNew<TResult>(Func<Object, TResult>, Object) Creates and starts a Task<TResult>.
Public method StartNew(Action<Object>, Object, CancellationToken) Creates and starts a Task.
Public method StartNew(Action<Object>, Object, TaskCreationOptions) Creates and starts a Task.
Public method StartNew<TResult>(Func<Object, TResult>, Object, CancellationToken) Creates and starts a Task<TResult>.
Public method StartNew<TResult>(Func<Object, TResult>, Object, TaskCreationOptions) Creates and starts a Task<TResult>.
Public method StartNew(Action, CancellationToken, TaskCreationOptions, TaskScheduler) Creates and starts a Task.
Public method StartNew<TResult>(Func<TResult>, CancellationToken, TaskCreationOptions, TaskScheduler) Creates and starts a Task<TResult>.
Public method StartNew(Action<Object>, Object, CancellationToken, TaskCreationOptions, TaskScheduler) Creates and starts a Task.
Public method StartNew<TResult>(Func<Object, TResult>, Object, CancellationToken, TaskCreationOptions, TaskScheduler) Creates and starts a Task<TResult>.
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Use the StartNew method only when you require fine-grained control for a long-running, compute-bound task. Starting with the .NET Framework 4.5, the Task.Run method is the recommended way to launch a compute-bound task.

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