using System;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        MyMethodAsync();

    }

    public static async Task MyMethodAsync()

    {

        Task<int> longRunningTask = LongRunningOperationAsync();

        // independent work which doesn't need the result of LongRunningOperationAsync can be done here

        //and now we call await on the task 

        int result = await longRunningTask;

        //use the result 

        Console.WriteLine(result);

    }

    public static async Task<int> LongRunningOperationAsync() // assume we return an int from this long running operation 

    {

        await Task.Delay(1000); // 1 second delay

        return 1;

    }

​

}

​

​