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Shows how to make any class "awaitable".
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using System; | |
using System.Threading.Tasks; | |
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices; | |
namespace AwaitTest | |
{ | |
class MainClass | |
{ | |
public static void Main (string[] args) | |
{ | |
MainAsync().Wait(); | |
Console.ReadLine(); | |
} | |
async static Task MainAsync() | |
{ | |
var foo = new Foo(); | |
// We can "await" foo - but it's not a Task, nor does it implement some "IAwaiter" or "IAwaitable" interface. | |
// It simply follows some conventions which make Foo implicitly awaitable. | |
await foo; | |
} | |
} | |
// To be "awaitable": | |
// - Interface INotifyCompletion must be implemented | |
// - A GetResult() method must be there (returning void or an actual result) | |
// - it must have a bool IsCompleted property. | |
// | |
// The implementation is just meant to demonstrate how something can be made awaitable! | |
// It is not doing anything async! | |
// | |
// Good reference with more information: http://weblogs.asp.net/dixin/understanding-c-sharp-async-await-2-awaitable-awaiter-pattern | |
public class Foo : INotifyCompletion | |
{ | |
#region INotifyCompletion implementation | |
public void OnCompleted (Action continuation) | |
{ | |
this.IsCompleted = true; | |
continuation?.Invoke(); | |
} | |
#endregion | |
public bool IsCompleted | |
{ | |
get; | |
private set; | |
} | |
public void GetResult() | |
{ | |
Console.WriteLine("We're done!"); | |
} | |
public Foo GetAwaiter() | |
{ | |
// Foo itself is the awaitable. | |
return this; | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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