createTask -- create a task

Synopsis

• Usage:

  createTask(f,x)

  createTask f

• Inputs:
  • f, a function,
  • x, a thing,
• Outputs:
  • a task, a task, which when scheduled, will apply the function f to the argument x. In the second form, where x is not specified, it is take to be ().

Description

i1 : f = x -> 2^x

o1 = f

o1 : FunctionClosure

i2 : t = createTask(f,3)

o2 = <<task, created>>

o2 : Task

i3 : schedule t

o3 = <<task, result available, task done>>

o3 : Task

i4 : while not isReady t do sleep 1

i5 : taskResult t

o5 = 8