Asynchronous Results Pattern Example : Asynchronous « Thread « C# / CSharp Tutorial

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2. Thread
3. Asynchronous

using System;
using System.Threading;

delegate void WorkerThreadHandler();

public class MainClass
{
  public static AutoResetEvent ResetEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);

  public static void Main()
  {
      WorkerThreadHandler workerMethod = null;
      IAsyncResult asyncResult = null;

      try
      {
          workerMethod = new WorkerThreadHandler(DoWork);
          asyncResult = workerMethod.BeginInvoke(null, null);
          while(!asyncResult.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne(1000, false))
          {
              Console.Write('.');
          }
      }
      finally
      {
          if (workerMethod != null && asyncResult != null)
          {
             workerMethod.EndInvoke(asyncResult);
          }
      }
  }

  public static void DoWork()
  {
      Thread.Sleep(1000);
  }
}