.NET 4中并行编程的简单例子

该文可参考 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd460720(VS.100).aspx

namespace ForEachDemo
{
    using System;
    using System.Drawing; // requires system.Drawing.dll
    using System.IO;
    using System.Threading;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;

    class SimpleForEach
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            // A simple source for demonstration purposes. Modify this path as necessary.
            string[] files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(@"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures", "*.jpg");
            string newDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Modified";
            System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(newDir);

            //  Method signature: Parallel.ForEach(IEnumerable<TSource> source, Action<TSource> body)
            Parallel.ForEach(files, currentFile =>
            {
                // The more computational work you do here, the greater 
                // the speedup compared to a sequential foreach loop.
                string filename = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(currentFile);
                System.Drawing.Bitmap bitmap = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(currentFile);

                bitmap.RotateFlip(System.Drawing.RotateFlipType.Rotate180FlipNone);
                bitmap.Save(System.IO.Path.Combine(newDir, filename));

                // Peek behind the scenes to see how work is parallelized.
                // But be aware: Thread contention for the Console slows down parallel loops!!!
                Console.WriteLine("Processing {0} on thread {1}", filename,
                                    Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);

            } //close lambda expression
                 ); //close method invocation

            // Keep the console window open in debug mode.
            Console.WriteLine("Processing complete. Press any key to exit.");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

注意：

并行编程与之前的多线程的区别，并行编程其实可以理解为多核编程，它可以更好地利用多CPU的优势。而之前的多线程其实是需要切换线程的。