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AwaitExtensions.WaitForChangeAsync Method

Definition

Returns a Task that completes when the specified registry key changes.

public static System.Threading.Tasks.Task WaitForChangeAsync (this Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey registryKey, bool watchSubtree = true, Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.RegistryChangeNotificationFilters change = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.RegistryChangeNotificationFilters.Subkey | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.RegistryChangeNotificationFilters.Value, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
static member WaitForChangeAsync : Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey * bool * Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.RegistryChangeNotificationFilters * System.Threading.CancellationToken -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task
<Extension()>
Public Function WaitForChangeAsync (registryKey As RegistryKey, Optional watchSubtree As Boolean = true, Optional change As RegistryChangeNotificationFilters = Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.RegistryChangeNotificationFilters.Subkey | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.RegistryChangeNotificationFilters.Value, Optional cancellationToken As CancellationToken = Nothing) As Task

Parameters

registryKey
RegistryKey

The registry key to watch for changes.

watchSubtree
Boolean

true to watch the keys descendent keys as well; false to watch only this key without descendents.

change
RegistryChangeNotificationFilters

Indicates the kinds of changes to watch for.

cancellationToken
CancellationToken

A token that may be canceled to release the resources from watching for changes and complete the returned Task as canceled.

Returns

A task that completes when the registry key changes, the handle is closed, or upon cancellation.

Applies to