Why doesn't my async method run until I close the program in C# console app? [duplicate]
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Ethan JacksonI'm trying to use async/await in a simple C# console app, but it doesn't seem to work as expected.
Here's a sample of my code:
static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
DoSomethingAsync();
Console.WriteLine("Done");
}
static async Task DoSomethingAsync()
{
await Task.Delay(2000);
Console.WriteLine("Finished async work");
}
When I run this, it prints "Done" immediately, and the async method doesn't seem to run unless I keep the console open. What am I doing wrong?
Answer
The issue was that I wasn’t await-ing the async method in Main. Since DoSomethingAsync() returns a Task, and I didn’t await it, the program just moved on and printed "Done" without waiting for the async part to finish.
Here’s the fixed version:
static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
await DoSomethingAsync();
Console.WriteLine("Done");
}
