Page.ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks Method (System.Web.UI)

ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks Method

.NET Framework Class Library

Page..::.ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks Method

Starts the execution of an asynchronous task.

Namespace: System.Web.UI
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Sub ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Page

instance.ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks()

public void ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks()

Visual C++

public:
void ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks()

JScript

public function ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks()

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
HttpException	There is an exception in the asynchronous task.

Remarks

Define an asynchronous task using the PageAsyncTask class. After the task is defined, and is registered with the page using the RegisterAsyncTask method, the ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks method can be invoked to begin the asynchronous task.

The ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks method is automatically called at the point in the page processing when any registered asynchronous tasks, if they exist, are invoked for a non-asynchronous page. This automatic call to ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks occurs just before the PreRenderComplete event. Call the ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks method for tasks you want to be invoked at times other than the automatic call to this method. Note, asynchronous tasks will be executed only once even though ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks may be called more than once.

The AsyncTimeout property is reset on every call to the ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks method. The last value of the AsyncTimeout prior to invoking the ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks method takes precedence. If an asynchronous task takes more than the AsyncTimeout, subsequent tasks invoked during that ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks call are timed out immediately.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of the AsyncTimeout property with the ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks and RegisterAsyncTask methods. Note the use of beginning, ending, and time-out handlers. In the example, an artificial delay is introduced to demonstrate the situation of an asynchronous task exceeding the allotted time for the task as specified in the AsyncTimeout property. In a real-world scenario, an asynchronous task could be used to perform database calls or image generation, for example, and the time-out handler provides graceful degradation if the task is not performed in a specified amount of time.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" AsyncTimeout="2"%>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    ' Define the asynchronuous task.
    Dim mytask As New Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls.MyAsyncTask()
    Dim asynctask As New PageAsyncTask(AddressOf mytask.OnBegin, AddressOf mytask.OnEnd, AddressOf mytask.OnTimeout, DBNull.Value)

    ' Register the asynchronous task.
    Page.RegisterAsyncTask(asynctask)

    ' Execute the register asynchronous task.
    Page.ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks()

    TaskMessage.InnerHtml = mytask.GetAsyncTaskProgress()

  End Sub
</script>

<html  >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Asynchronous Task Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <span id="TaskMessage" runat="server">
      </span>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" AsyncTimeout="2"%>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    // Define the asynchronuous task.
    Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls.MyAsyncTask mytask =    
      new Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls.MyAsyncTask();
    PageAsyncTask asynctask = new PageAsyncTask(mytask.OnBegin, mytask.OnEnd, mytask.OnTimeout, null);

    // Register the asynchronous task.
    Page.RegisterAsyncTask(asynctask);

    // Execute the register asynchronous task.
    Page.ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasks();

    TaskMessage.InnerHtml = mytask.GetAsyncTaskProgress();

  }
</script>

<html  >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Asynchronous Task Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <span id="TaskMessage" runat="server">
      </span>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Visual Basic

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Threading

Namespace Samples.AspNet.VB.Controls

    Public Class MyAsyncTask

        Private _taskprogress As String
        Private _dlgt As AsyncTaskDelegate

        ' Create delegate.
        Delegate Function AsyncTaskDelegate()

        Public Function GetAsyncTaskProgress() As String
            Return _taskprogress
        End Function

        Public Function DoTheAsyncTask()

            ' Introduce an artificial delay to simulate a delayed 
            ' asynchronous task. Make this greater than the 
            ' AsyncTimeout property.
            Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5.0))

        End Function


        ' Define the method that will get called to
        ' start the asynchronous task.
        Public Function OnBegin(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs, ByVal cb As AsyncCallback, ByVal extraData As Object) As IAsyncResult

            _taskprogress = "Beginning async task."

            Dim _dlgt As New AsyncTaskDelegate(AddressOf DoTheAsyncTask)
            Dim result As IAsyncResult = _dlgt.BeginInvoke(cb, extraData)
            Return result

        End Function 'OnBegin

        ' Define the method that will get called when
        ' the asynchronous task is ended.
        Public Sub OnEnd(ByVal ar As IAsyncResult)

            _taskprogress = "Asynchronous task completed."
            _dlgt.EndInvoke(ar)

        End Sub

        ' Define the method that will get called if the task
        ' is not completed within the asynchronous timeout interval.
        Public Sub OnTimeout(ByVal ar As IAsyncResult)

            _taskprogress = "Ansynchronous task failed to complete because " & _
            "it exceeded the AsyncTimeout parameter."

        End Sub

    End Class

End Namespace

using System;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Threading;

namespace Samples.AspNet.CS.Controls
{
    public class MyAsyncTask
    {
        private String _taskprogress;
        private AsyncTaskDelegate _dlgt;

        // Create delegate.
        protected delegate void AsyncTaskDelegate();

        public String GetAsyncTaskProgress()
        {
            return _taskprogress;
        }
        public void DoTheAsyncTask()
        {
            // Introduce an artificial delay to simulate a delayed 
            // asynchronous task. Make this greater than the 
            // AsyncTimeout property.
            Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5.0));
        }

        // Define the method that will get called to
        // start the asynchronous task.
        public IAsyncResult OnBegin(object sender, EventArgs e,
            AsyncCallback cb, object extraData)
        {
            _taskprogress = "Beginning async task.";

            _dlgt = new AsyncTaskDelegate(DoTheAsyncTask);
            IAsyncResult result = _dlgt.BeginInvoke(cb, extraData);

                        return result;
        }

        // Define the method that will get called when
        // the asynchronous task is ended.
        public void OnEnd(IAsyncResult ar)
        {
            _taskprogress = "Asynchronous task completed.";
            _dlgt.EndInvoke(ar);
        }

        // Define the method that will get called if the task
        // is not completed within the asynchronous timeout interval.
        public void OnTimeout(IAsyncResult ar)
        {
            _taskprogress = "Ansynchronous task failed to complete " +
                "because it exceeded the AsyncTimeout parameter.";
        }
    }
}

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

Page Class

Page Members

System.Web.UI Namespace

RegisterAsyncTask

PageAsyncTask

ProcessRequest