Start serial execution of multiple asynchronous actions.              
            
            
            
Syntax
            Parameters
- asyncFns
 
- List of asynchronous functions
 - completedHandler
 
- Optional completion handle
 
            
            Return Value
A CoroutineOperation representing this operation
 
            
            
            
            
            
Example
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Public Sub CoroutineSample4()
    Dim mgr = New NorthwindIBEntities()
    Dim op = Coroutine.Start(Function(coop As CoroutineOperation) Sample3Actions(coop, mgr))
    AddHandler op.Completed, Sub(s As Object, e As CoroutineCompletedEventArgs)
                                 If e.CompletedSuccessfully Then
                                     MessageBox.Show("OK")
                                 End If
                             End Sub
End Sub
Private Function Sample3Actions(ByVal coop As CoroutineOperation, ByVal mgr As NorthwindIBEntities) As IEnumerable(Of Func(Of INotifyCompleted))
    ' Setup of the list of async functions for the Coroutine to execute serially.
    Dim operationList = New List(Of Func(Of INotifyCompleted))
    Dim f1 As Func(Of INotifyCompleted) = Function() mgr.Customers.Take(2).ExecuteAsync()
    operationList.Add(f1)
    Dim f2 As Func(Of INotifyCompleted) =
         Function()
             ' Use the results from the first async query. 
             Dim firstOp = DirectCast(coop.Notifications.First(), EntityQueryOperation(Of Customer))
             Dim customers = firstOp.Results
             Dim cityList = New List(Of String)
             customers.ForEach(Sub(cust As Customer) cityList.Add(cust.City))
             Dim pd = New IdeaBlade.Linq.PredicateDescription(GetType(Order), "Shipcity", IdeaBlade.Linq.FilterOperator.InList, cityList)
             Return mgr.Orders.Where(pd).ExecuteAsync()
         End Function
    operationList.Add(f2)
    Return operationList
End Function | 
 
 
            
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Requirements
Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family
 
            
            
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