Brief explanation of Async/Await in .Net 4.5

Question

How does Asynchronous tasks (Async/Await) work in .Net 4.5?

Some sample code:

private async Task TestFunction()
{
  var x = await DoesSom         


        

Answer 1

await pauses the method until the operation completes. So the second await would get executed after the first await returns.

For more information, see my async / await intro or the official FAQ.