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TaskCreationOptions Enumeration

Specifies flags that control optional behavior for the creation and execution of tasks.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

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

[FlagsAttribute]
public enum TaskCreationOptions

Member nameDescription
NoneSpecifies that the default behavior should be used.
PreferFairnessA hint to a TaskScheduler to schedule a task in as fair a manner as possible, meaning that tasks scheduled sooner will be more likely to be run sooner, and tasks scheduled later will be more likely to be run later.
LongRunningSpecifies that a task will be a long-running, coarse-grained operation. It provides a hint to the TaskScheduler that oversubscription may be warranted.
AttachedToParentSpecifies that a task is attached to a parent in the task hierarchy.

Silverlight

Supported in: 5

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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