Tweaking the parameters of a PLINQ query

This recipe shows how we can manage parallel processing options using a PLINQ query and what these options could affect during query execution.

Getting ready

To step through this recipe, you will need Visual Studio 2012. There are no other prerequisites. The source code for this recipe can be found in BookSamples\Chapter7\Recipe3.

How to do it...

To understand how to manage parallel processing options using a PLINQ query and their effects, perform the following steps:

1. Start Visual Studio 2012. Create a new C# Console Application project.

2. In the Program.cs file add the following using directives:

   using System;
   using System.Collections.Generic;
   using System.Linq;
   using System.Threading;

3. Add the following code snippet below the Main method:

   static string EmulateProcessing(string typeName)
   {
     Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(new Random(DateTime.Now.Millisecond).Next(250,350)));
     Console.WriteLine("{0} type was processed on a thread id {1}",typeName, Thread...