I start a new task using this:
Task.Factory.Startnew(myTask());
Hi Kalel,
the StartNew-Method has an overload that takes a CancellationToken as a second paramter. This is used to cancel tasks. But of course in the Task itself you need to check if it was cancelled, and then you can stop your work.
Find more about cancelling tasks here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/vstudio/dd997396.aspx
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