ParallelEnumerable.AsParallel(Of TSource) Method (IEnumerable(Of TSource))

.NET Framework (current version)

Enables parallelization of a query.

Namespace: System.Linq
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)

Syntax

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function AsParallel(Of TSource) (
	source As IEnumerable(Of TSource)
) As ParallelQuery(Of TSource)

Parameters

source: Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(Of TSource)
An IEnumerable(Of T) to convert to a ParallelQuery(Of TSource).

Return Value

Type: System.Linq.ParallelQuery(Of TSource)

The source as a ParallelQuery(Of TSource) to bind to ParallelEnumerable extension methods.

Type Parameters

TSource: The type of elements of source.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	source is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Examples

Version Information

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1