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What does Task.Result really do

Cu .NET 4.5 din ce in ce mai multa lume a inceput sa foloseasca apeluri asyncrone si implictit clasa Task. In exemplul de mai jos se apeleaza un task, iar apoi se face retrive la rezulvat:
Task<string> myTask = new Task<string>( () => { ... } );
myTask.Start();
myTask.Wait();
var result = myTask.Result();
In primul rand daca avem Start, iar pe linia urmatoare avem un apel la metoda Wait, metoda Start nu mai are rost sa fie apelata. By default, cand metoda Wait este apelata, un task care inca nu este inca pornit o sa fie pornit automat de catre sistem.
In cazul in care vrem sa obtinem rezultatul, iar intre apelul de Start/Wait si Result nu avem un alt cod de executa, atunci putem sa apelam automat Result. Aceasta metoda o sa faca start automat la task si va astepta pana cand acesta se va termina si va returna rezultatul.
Codul de mai sus poate sa fie rescris in forma urmatoare:
Task<string> myTask = new Task<string>( () => { ... } );
var result = myTask.Result();
In cazul in care avem nevoie metoad Result ne permite sa setam un timeout (fiind din acest punct de vedere asemanatoare cu metoda Wait).

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