How to wait for an IAsyncAction?

Question

In Windows Store Apps, C++(C# is similar though), doing something like

IAsyncAction^ Action = CurrentAppSimulator::ReloadSimulatorAsync(proxyFile);
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Answer 1

This is the magical fix that gets the job done :

void WaitForAsync( IAsyncAction ^A )
{   
    while(A->Status == Windows::Foundation::AsyncStatus::Started)
    {   
        CoreWindow::GetForCurrentThread()->Dispatcher->ProcessEvents(CoreProcessEventsOption::ProcessAllIfPresent);                     
    }

    Windows::Foundation::AsyncStatus S = A->Status; 
}