Avoiding the use of the captured synchronization context
This recipe discusses the details of the synchronization context behavior when await
is used to get asynchronous operation results. You will learn how and when to turn off the synchronization context flow.
Getting ready
To step through this recipe, you will need Visual Studio 2015. There are no other prerequisites. The source code for this recipe can be found at BookSamples\Chapter5\Recipe6
.
How to do it...
To understand the details of the synchronization context behavior when await
is used and to learn how and when to turn off the synchronization context flow, perform the following steps:
Start Visual Studio 2015. Create a new C# console application project.
Add references to the Windows Presentation Foundation Library by following these steps:
Right-click on the References folder in the project, and select the Add reference… menu option.
Add references to these libraries: PresentationCore, PresentationFramework, System.Xaml, and WindowsBase...