StartNew Method (Action(Object), Object, TaskCreationOptions)

Task Parallel System.Threading

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Creates and starts a Task.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function StartNew ( _
	action As Action(Of Object), _
	state As Object, _
	creationOptions As TaskCreationOptions _
) As Task
C#
public Task StartNew(
	Action<Object> action,
	Object state,
	TaskCreationOptions creationOptions
)

Parameters

action
Type: System..::.Action<(Of <(Object>)>)
The action delegate to execute asynchronously.
state
Type: System..::.Object
An object containing data to be used by the action delegate.
creationOptions
Type: System.Threading.Tasks..::.TaskCreationOptions
A TaskCreationOptions value that controls the behavior of the created Task.

Return Value

The started Task.

Remarks

Calling StartNew is functionally equivalent to creating a Task using one of its constructors and then calling Start to schedule it for execution. However, unless creation and scheduling must be separated, StartNew is the recommended approach for both simplicity and performance.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
System..::.ArgumentNullExceptionThe exception that is thrown when the action argument is null.
System..::.ArgumentOutOfRangeExceptionThe exception that is thrown when the creationOptions argument specifies an invalid TaskCreationOptions value.

See Also

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