Create a new thread in VB.NET

Question

I am trying to create a new thread using an anonymous function but I keep getting errors. Here is my code:

New Thread(Function() 
    // Do something here
End Fu         


        

Answer 1

It is called a lambda expression in VB. The syntax is all wrong, you need to actually declare a variable of type Thread to use the New operator. And the lambda you create must be a valid substitute for the argument you pass to the Thread class constructor. None of which take a delegate that return a value so you must use Sub, not Function. A random example:

Imports System.Threading

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        Dim t As New Thread(Sub()
                                Console.WriteLine("hello thread")
                            End Sub)
        t.Start()
        t.Join()
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub

End Module