__VSTASKRUNCONTEXT Enumeration

Specifies how the task is run.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop
Assemblies:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Enumeration __VSTASKRUNCONTEXT
public enum __VSTASKRUNCONTEXT
public enum class __VSTASKRUNCONTEXT
type __VSTASKRUNCONTEXT
public enum __VSTASKRUNCONTEXT

Members

Member name Description
VSTC_BACKGROUNDTHREAD Runs the task on the background thread pool with normal priority.
VSTC_BACKGROUNDTHREAD_LOW_IO_PRIORITY Runs the task on the background thread pool and sets the background mode on the thread while the task is running. This is useful for I/O-heavy background tasks that are not time critical.
VSTC_CURRENTCONTEXT Runs the task on the current context (that is, the UI thread or the background thread).
VSTC_UITHREAD_BACKGROUND_PRIORITY Runs the task on the UI thread using background priority (that is, below user input).
VSTC_UITHREAD_IDLE_PRIORITY Runs the task on the UI thread when Visual Studio is idle.
VSTC_UITHREAD_NORMAL_PRIORITY Run the task on the UI thread with normal priority.
VSTC_UITHREAD_SEND Run the task on the UI thread with the highest priority. This may cause reentrancy

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop Namespace