Asynchronous function calls

import ballerina/io;

public function main() {
    // `start` calls a function asynchronously.
    future<int> fut = start foo();

    // `wait` for `future<T>` gives `T|error`.
    int|error x = wait fut;

    io:println(x);
}

function foo() returns int {
    return 10;
}

Asynchronous function calls

start calls a function asynchronously and the function runs on a separate logical thread (strand). It is cooperatively multitasked by default. The result will be of type future<T> and future is a separate basic type. Waiting for the same future more than once gives an error. Use f.cancel() to terminate a future.

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import ballerina/io;

public function main() {

    future<int> fut = start foo();

start calls a function asynchronously.

    int|error x = wait fut;

wait for future<T> gives T|error.

    io:println(x);
}

function foo() returns int {
    return 10;
}

bal run asynchronous_function_calls.bal
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