| title | Threading Objects and Features | ||
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| ms.date | 03/30/2017 | ||
| ms.prod | .net | ||
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| ms.technology | dotnet-standard | ||
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| caps.latest.revision | 15 | ||
| author | rpetrusha | ||
| ms.author | ronpet | ||
| manager | wpickett | ||
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The .NET Framework provides a number of objects that help you create and manage multithreaded applications. Managed threads are represented by the xref:System.Threading.Thread class. The xref:System.Threading.ThreadPool class provides easy creation and management of multithreaded background tasks. The xref:System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker class does the same for tasks that interact with the user interface. The xref:System.Threading.Timer class executes background tasks at timed intervals.
In addition, there are a number of classes that synchronize activities of threads, including the xref:System.Threading.Semaphore and xref:System.Threading.EventWaitHandle classes introduced in the .NET Framework version 2.0. The features of these classes are compared in Overview of Synchronization Primitives.
The Managed Thread Pool
Explains the ThreadPool class, which enables you to request a thread to execute a task without having to do any thread management yourself.
Timers
Explains how to use a Timer to specify a delegate to be called at a specified time.
Monitors
Explains how to use the Monitor class to synchronize access to a member or to build your own thread management types.
Wait Handles
Describes the xref:System.Threading.WaitHandle class, the abstract base class for event wait handles, mutexes, and semaphores, which enables waiting for multiple synchronization events.
EventWaitHandle, AutoResetEvent, CountdownEvent, ManualResetEvent
Describes managed event wait handles, which are used to synchronize thread activities by signaling and waiting for signals.
Mutexes
Explains how to use a xref:System.Threading.Mutex to synchronize access to an object or to build your own synchronization mechanisms.
Interlocked Operations
Explains how to use the xref:System.Threading.Interlocked class to increment or decrement a value and store the value in a single atomic operation.
Reader-Writer Locks
Defines a lock that implements single-writer/multiple-reader semantics.
Semaphore and SemaphoreSlim
Describes xref:System.Threading.Semaphore objects and explains how to use them to control access to limited resources.
Overview of Synchronization Primitives
Compares the features of the .NET Framework classes provided for locking and synchronizing managed threads.
Barrier
Describes xref:System.Threading.Barrier objects that implement the barrier pattern for coordination of threads in phased operations.
SpinLock
Describes xref:System.Threading.SpinLock, a lightweight alternative to the Monitor class for certain low-level scenarios.
SpinWait
Describes xref:System.Threading.SpinWait, a low level synchronization primitive that performs busy spinning prior to initiating a kernel-based wait.
xref:System.Threading.Thread
Provides reference documentation for the Thread class, which represents a managed thread, whether it came from unmanaged code or was created in a managed application.
xref:System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker
Enables background tasks that interact with the user interface, communicating via events raised on the user-interface thread.
Asynchronous File I/O
Describes how I/O asynchronous completion ports use the thread pool to require processing only when an input/output operation completes.
Task Parallel Library (TPL)
Describes the recommended approach for multithreaded programming in the [!INCLUDEnet_v40_long] and later.