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layout: pattern
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title: Event-based Asynchronous
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folder: event-asynchronous
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permalink: /patterns/event-asynchronous/
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categories: Concurrency
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tags:
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- Reactive
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---
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## Intent
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The Event-based Asynchronous Pattern makes available the advantages of multithreaded applications while hiding many
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of the complex issues inherent in multithreaded design. Using a class that supports this pattern can allow you to:
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1. Perform time-consuming tasks, such as downloads and database operations, "in the background," without interrupting your application.
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2. Execute multiple operations simultaneously, receiving notifications when each completes.
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3. Wait for resources to become available without stopping ("hanging") your application.
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4. Communicate with pending asynchronous operations using the familiar events-and-delegates model.
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## Class diagram
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## Applicability
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Use the Event-based Asynchronous pattern(s) when
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* Time-consuming tasks are needed to run in the background without disrupting the current application.
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## Credits
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* [Event-based Asynchronous Pattern Overview](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wewwczdw%28v=vs.110%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396)
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