Passing a method parameter using Task.Factory.StartNew

Question

I have the following code:

var task = Task.Factory.StartNew(CheckFiles, cancelCheckFile.Token, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Default);

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Answer 1

Construct the first parameter as an instance of Action, e.g.

var inputID = 123;
var col = new BlockingDataCollection();
var task = Task.Factory.StartNew(
    () => CheckFiles(inputID, col),
    cancelCheckFile.Token,
    TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning,
    TaskScheduler.Default);