Cannot implicitly convert type from Task<>

Question

I am trying to master async method syntax in .NET 4.5. I thought I had understood the examples exactly however no matter what the type of the async method is (ie Task

Answer 1

The main issue with your example that you can't implicitly convert Task return types to the base T type. You need to use the Task.Result property. Note that Task.Result will block async code, and should be used carefully.

Try this instead:

public List TestGetMethod()  
{  
    return GetIdList().Result;  
}