async/await - when to return a Task vs void?

Question

Under what scenarios would one want to use

public async Task AsyncMethod(int num)

instead of

public async void AsyncMetho         


        

Answer 1

According to Microsoft documentation, should NEVER use async void

Do not do this: The following example uses async void which makes the HTTP request complete when the first await is reached:

• Which is ALWAYS a bad practice in ASP.NET Core apps.

• Accesses the HttpResponse after the HTTP request is complete.

• Crashes the process.