EAP是针对Windows窗体开发提供的方便使用的异步模式，可以在IDE中可视化的设计和使用

            // The System.Net.WebClient class supports the Event-based Asynchronous Pattern

            WebClient wc = new WebClient();

            // When a string completes downloading, the WebClient object raises the 

            // DownloadStringCompleted event which will invoke our ProcessString method         

            wc.DownloadStringCompleted += (s, e) =>

            {

                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show((e.Error != null) ? e.Error.Message : e.Result);

            };

            // Start the asynchronous operation (this is like calling a BeginXxx method)

            wc.DownloadStringAsync(new Uri("http://Wintellect.com"));

.net有很多的类是这个模式

System.ComponentModel.Component-derived types

System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker

System.Media.SoundPlayer

System.Net.WebClient

System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping

System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox (derived from Control)

System.Object-derived types

System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient

System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationDeployment

System.Deployment.Application.InPlaceHostingManager

System.Activities.WorkflowInvoker

System.ServiceModel.Activities.WorkflowControlClient

System.Net.PeerToPeer.PeerNameResolver

System.Net.PeerToPeer.Collaboration.ContactManager

System.Net.PeerToPeer.Collaboration.Peer

System.Net.PeerToPeer.Collaboration.PeerContact

System.Net.PeerToPeer.Collaboration.PeerNearMe

System.ServiceModel.Discovery.AnnouncementClient

System.ServiceModel.Discovery.DiscoveryClient

使用TaskCompletionSource将EAP转换为Task

// The System.Net.WebClient class supports the Event-based Asynchronous Pattern
            WebClient wc = new WebClient();

// Create the TaskCompletionSource and its underlying Task object
            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<String>();

// When a string completes downloading, the WebClient object raises the 
            // DownloadStringCompleted event which will invoke our ProcessString method
            wc.DownloadStringCompleted += (sender, ea) =>
            {
                // This code always executes on the GUI thread; set the Task’s state
                if (ea.Cancelled) tcs.SetCanceled();
                else if (ea.Error != null) tcs.SetException(ea.Error);
                else tcs.SetResult(ea.Result);
            };

// Have the Task continue with this Task that shows the result in a message box
            // NOTE: The TaskContinuationOptions.ExecuteSynchronously flag is required to have this code
            // run on the GUI thread; without the flag, the code runs on a thread pool thread 
            tcs.Task.ContinueWith(t =>
            {
                try
                {
                    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(t.Result);
                }
                catch (AggregateException ae)
                {
                    System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ae.GetBaseException().Message);
                }
            }, TaskContinuationOptions.ExecuteSynchronously);

// Start the asynchronous operation (this is like calling a BeginXxx method)
            wc.DownloadStringAsync(new Uri("http://Wintellect.com"));

APM之EAP APM比较、

详细参考：

Clr Via C#

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