What's the difference between InvokeAsync and BeginInvoke for WPF Dispatcher

Question

I noticed in .NET 4.5 that the WPF Dispatcher had gotten a new set of methods to execute stuff on the Dispatcher\'s thread called InvokeAsync. Before, .NET 4.5 we had Invoke

Answer 1

The exception handling is different.

You may want to check the following:

private async void OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    Dispatcher.UnhandledException += OnUnhandledException;
    try
    {
        await Dispatcher.BeginInvoke((Action)(Throw));
    }
    catch
    {
        // The exception is not handled here but in the unhandled exception handler.
        MessageBox.Show("Catched BeginInvoke.");
    }

    try
    {
       await Dispatcher.InvokeAsync((Action)Throw);
    }
    catch
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Catched InvokeAsync.");
    }
}

private void OnUnhandledException(object sender, DispatcherUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Catched UnhandledException");
}

private void Throw()
{
    throw new Exception();
}