Function async_std::task::spawn

Important traits for JoinHandle<T>

impl<T> Future for JoinHandle<T> type Output = T;

pub fn spawn<F, T>(future: F) -> JoinHandle<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);