c# equivalent to java.util.concurrent.Future

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What is the closest equivalent to Java's Future<T> in C#?

For example, what would the closest reconstruction of the following be in C#:

public class FutureMethodCall implements Future {
    private Future<APIResponse> methodCall;

    public boolean cancel(boolean mayInterruptIfRunning) {
        return this.methodCall.cancel(mayInterruptIfRunning);
    }

    public APIResponse get() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
        return this.methodCall.get();
    }

    ...
}

Thanks in advance!

If you can't use Task (because you are stuck in an older version of C#) try my promises implementation: https://github.com/Real-Serious-Games/C-Sharp-Promise. Also available on nuget: https://www.nuget.org/packages/RSG.Promise/ — Ashley Davis, Jan 30 '15 at 06:17

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 24 '13 at 05:48

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I'm not sure what a Future does in Java, but from the code it looks like you are executing code at a later time that runs asyncronously and is cancelable.

Have a look at Tasks in C#, they offer the same capabilities.

answered Oct 24 '13 at 05:48

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