(Delphi ActiveX) Understanding Async Function Return Values

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Explains how to get the return value of the function called synchonously in the background thread.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
sock: TChilkatSocket;
success: Integer;
task: IChilkatTask;
count: Integer;
s: WideString;
connection: IChilkatSocket;
acceptedConnection: TChilkatSocket;

begin
// Some Chilkat functions can be called asynchronously.
// If a function "Func" can be called asynchronously, there will be a corresponding "FuncAsync" function that returns a Task object.
// 
// When Task.Run is called, the synchronous "Func" runs in a background thread.
// 

// For Chilkat methods that return a status (1/0), get returned value by calling GetResultBool.
// For example..

sock := TChilkatSocket.Create(Self);

// --------------------------------------------------------------
// Synchronous call returning 1/0
success := sock.Connect('example.com',443,1,5000);

// --------------------------------------------------------------
// Asynchronous call
task := sock.ConnectAsync('example.com',443,1,5000);
// ...
task.Run();
// ...
// ...
// Get the status (1/0) value returned by the synchronous method called in the background thread.
success := task.GetResultBool();

// --------------------------------------------------------------
// Synchronous call returning an integer
count := sock.ReceiveCount();

// --------------------------------------------------------------
// Asynchronous call
task := sock.ReceiveCountAsync();
// ...
task.Run();
// ...
// ...
// Get the integer value returned by the synchronous method called in the background thread.
count := task.GetResultInt();

// --------------------------------------------------------------
// Synchronous call returning an string
s := sock.ReceiveString();

// --------------------------------------------------------------
// Asynchronous call
task := sock.ReceiveStringAsync();
// ...
task.Run();
// ...
// ...
// Get the string value returned by the synchronous method called in the background thread.
s := task.GetResultString();

// --------------------------------------------------------------
// Synchronous call returning an object
connection := sock.AcceptNextConnection(5000);

// --------------------------------------------------------------
// Asynchronous call
task := sock.AcceptNextConnectionAsync();
// ...
task.Run();
// ...
// ...
// Get the object returned by the synchronous method called in the background thread.
// We do this a little differently.  We create an new object of the same type,
// and then load it with the returned object (assuming it was not null).
acceptedConnection := TChilkatSocket.Create(Self);
if (task.TaskSuccess = 1) then
  begin
    success := acceptedConnection.LoadTaskResult(task);
  end;
end;