Question

I have this code that creates a task:

 Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
                        {
                            ExtractStuff(fileName);
                        });

Sometimes I need to pause for few seconds inside ExtractStuff

Is it OK to use the regular Thread.Sleep(1000)? Or is there another way to pause the running task?

Answer 1

I believe it is fine to do this but preferable to use TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning.

Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
                    {
                        ExtractStuff(fileName);
                    },TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);