Threading examples in Island?

Elements C#
1

Hello,

Do you have any examples of threading in Island? Just something simple for handling background tasks in a non-platform specific way?

Thank you,
Brian Wheatley

2

I think you want to use Task

  var t := Task<String>.Run(method begin
    
    exit 'helloworld';
  end);
  
  Console.WriteLine($"Result is {t.Result}");

I know it exists on the windows sub platform and I’ve used it in Toffee.

Cheers,
John

3

or even just async.

4

I’m getting an error that there is no static member Run…

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5

there isn’t, i believe. https://docs.elementscompiler.com/API/IslandRTL/Classes/Task/

6

OK there must be more than one “Task” type because RemObjects.Elements.MicroTasks.Task doesn’t have a Run method but if I put the code in as John showed it works.

Task client = Task.Run(GetData);

7

You’ll want RemObjects.Elements.System.Task, actually. That one should be in scope by default (MicroTasks.Task isn’t), and has a static Run method, actually.

I’ll bring up to consider renaming the other one, to avoid confusion.

8

Thanks, logged as bugs://82133

9

bugs://82133 got closed with status fixed.