LongRunning + AttachedToParent (simultaneously) task

Question

My Task have to work for a long time (it's like a service) - so I need to make it LongRunning.

At the same time, I need to mark it as AttachedToParent to prevent parent task completion before my service's task completion.

How to combine this two task creation options?

[Link to msdn](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.threading.tasks.taskcreationoptions.aspx) What is the problem?? — AAlferez, May 23 '13 at 13:20
@AnnArbor87 I feel that "bitwise combination" is what I need. But unfortunately I've never used it — astef, May 23 '13 at 13:23
So how are u creating the task? as a child from the parent? or just creating it and attaching it? — AAlferez, May 23 '13 at 13:28
Just creating: Task service = new Task(MainLoop, cancellation.Token, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning); — astef, May 23 '13 at 13:29

AAlferez · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-23T14:47:04.490

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You can create the task with several creation option: ie.

var task3 = new Task(() => MyLongRunningMethod(),
                TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning | TaskCreationOptions.PreferFairness);
task3.Start();

edited May 23 '13 at 14:47

answered May 23 '13 at 13:38

AAlferez

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Don't they need to be or'd | together? – Matt Smith May 23 '13 at 14:32
Yes it is, dont know why it changed – AAlferez May 23 '13 at 14:47

LongRunning + AttachedToParent (simultaneously) task

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