Function runtime::spawn

Important traits for JoinHandle<T>

impl<T> Future for JoinHandle<T> type Output = T;

pub fn spawn<F, T>(fut: F) -> JoinHandle<T> where
    F: Future<Output = T> + Send + 'static,
    T: Send + 'static, 

Spawn a future on the runtime's thread pool.

This function can only be called after a runtime has been initialized.

Examples

#![feature(async_await)]

#[runtime::main]
async fn main() {
    let handle = runtime::spawn(async {
        println!("running the future");
        42
    });
    assert_eq!(handle.await, 42);
}