Interface IConcurrencyAbstractionLayer

(Infrastructure) Concurrency abstraction layer interface.

Namespace: System.Reactive.Concurrency

Assembly: System.Reactive.Core.dll

Syntax

public interface IConcurrencyAbstractionLayer

Remarks

This type is used by the Rx infrastructure and not meant for public consumption or implementation. No guarantees are made about forward compatibility of the type's functionality and its usage.

Properties

SupportsLongRunning

Gets whether long-running scheduling is supported.

Declaration

bool SupportsLongRunning { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean

Methods

QueueUserWorkItem(Action<Object>, Object)

Queues a method for execution.

Declaration

IDisposable QueueUserWorkItem(Action<object> action, object state)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action<Object>	action	Method to execute.
Object	state	State to pass to the method.

Returns

Type	Description
IDisposable	Disposable object that can be used to cancel the queued method.

Sleep(TimeSpan)

Blocking sleep operation.

Declaration

void Sleep(TimeSpan timeout)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TimeSpan	timeout	Time to sleep.

StartPeriodicTimer(Action, TimeSpan)

Queues a method for periodic execution based on the specified period.

Declaration

IDisposable StartPeriodicTimer(Action action, TimeSpan period)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action	action	Method to execute; should be safe for reentrancy.
TimeSpan	period	Period for running the method periodically.

Returns

Type	Description
IDisposable	Disposable object that can be used to stop the timer.

StartStopwatch()

Starts a new stopwatch object.

Declaration

IStopwatch StartStopwatch()

Returns

Type	Description
IStopwatch	New stopwatch object; started at the time of the request.

StartThread(Action<Object>, Object)

Starts a new long-running thread.

Declaration

void StartThread(Action<object> action, object state)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action<Object>	action	Method to execute.
Object	state	State to pass to the method.

StartTimer(Action<Object>, Object, TimeSpan)

Queues a method for execution at the specified relative time.

Declaration

IDisposable StartTimer(Action<object> action, object state, TimeSpan dueTime)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Action<Object>	action	Method to execute.
Object	state	State to pass to the method.
TimeSpan	dueTime	Time to execute the method on.

Returns

Type	Description
IDisposable	Disposable object that can be used to stop the timer.