If I start a thread in the Application_Startup event of my web application in ASP .NET and it contains an infinite loop doing some background work using sleep methods too, will it continue running forever, assuming no exceptions occur?
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If I start a thread in the Application_Startup event of my web application in ASP .NET and it contains an infinite loop doing some background work using sleep methods too, will it continue running forever, assuming no exceptions occur?
Short answer: Yes
I have the same in my Application to do some cleanup work.
EDIT:
But Jani is also right: If the App is shut down the thread also stops, but if you have requests to keep the App alive (or configure the App under IIS/Mono that way – see HERE) it will run.