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cancelTask(Task) -- stop a task

Description

i1 : n = 0

o1 = 0
i2 : t = schedule(() -> while true do n = n+1)

o2 = <<task, created>>

o2 : Task
i3 : sleep 1

o3 = 0
i4 : t

o4 = <<task, running>>

o4 : Task
i5 : n

o5 = 647906
i6 : sleep 1

o6 = 0
i7 : t

o7 = <<task, running>>

o7 : Task
i8 : n

o8 = 1316349
i9 : isReady t

o9 = false
i10 : cancelTask t
i11 : sleep 2
stdio:2:25:(3):[1]: error: interrupted

o11 = 0
i12 : t

o12 = <<task, canceled>>

o12 : Task
i13 : n

o13 = 1316567
i14 : sleep 1

o14 = 0
i15 : n

o15 = 1316567
i16 : isReady t

o16 = false

Ways to use this method:


The source of this document is in Macaulay2Doc/ov_threads.m2:498:0.