CSharp Async SimpleTaskAwait

C# Async: Simple Task and await Example

This lesson shows a minimal example of using Task and await to run asynchronous work.

Related wiki pages:

• Async basics: CSharp-AsyncAwait-Basics.md
• Tasks and Task.Run: CSharp-Async-Tasks-TaskRun.md

Official docs:

• Async/await: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/asynchronous-programming/async-scenarios

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1. Example: simulate work asynchronously

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class AsyncExample
{
    private static async Task DoWorkAsync()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Starting DoWorkAsync...");
        await Task.Delay(2000); // simulate long-running work
        Console.WriteLine("DoWorkAsync completed.");
    }

    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        await DoWorkAsync();
        Console.WriteLine("Asynchronous example completed.");
    }
}

Key points:

• DoWorkAsync is an async Task method that uses await Task.Delay.
• Main is also async Task so it can await the work.

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2. Next steps

• Combine this pattern with real I/O operations as shown in CSharp-AsyncAwait-Basics.md and Lesson09.12.2025.md (HTTP example).
• Study error handling patterns with try/catch from CSharp-Exceptions-TryCatch.md in async code.