Function async_std::task::spawn[−][src]

pub fn spawn<F, T>(future: F) -> JoinHandle<T>ⓘ
Notable traits for JoinHandle<T>
impl<T> Future for JoinHandle<T>    type Output = T;
 where
    F: Future<Output = T> + Send + 'static,
    T: Send + 'static, 

Spawns a task.

This function is similar to std::thread::spawn, except it spawns an asynchronous task.

Examples

use async_std::task;

let handle = task::spawn(async {
    1 + 2
});

assert_eq!(handle.await, 3);