Functions and methods in boo are first class objects whose type exposes some very useful methods:
- Invoke(<function args>) as <function return type>: invokes the function synchronously (pretty much the same as using () in front of the function name)
- BeginInvoke(<function args, > callback as AsyncCallback, asyncState) as IAsyncResult: invokes the function asynchronously and returns a handle that can be used to check the status of the execution as well as recovering the return value
- BeginInvoke(<function args, > callback as AsyncCallback) as IAsyncResult: the same as above without the asyncState parameter
- EndInvoke(asyncResult as IAsyncResult) as <function return type>: finishes an asynchronous invocation returning the final value
Invoke in action:
See Asynchronous Design Pattern for examples of BeginInvoke/EndInvoke in action.
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