Thread.Sleep replacement in .NET for Windows Store

Question

Thread.Sleep doesn\'t seem to be supported in .NET for Windows Store apps.

For example, this

System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);

Answer 1

MainPage.xaml.cs

public MainPage()
{
  this.InitializeComponent();
  this.WaitForFiveSeconds();
}

private async void WaitForFiveSeconds()
{
  await System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
  // do something after 5 seconds!
}