private async void StartButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // ExampleMethodAsync returns a Task and has an int result. // A value is assigned to intTask when ExampleMethodAsync reaches // an await. try { Task intTask = ExampleMethodAsync(); // You can do other work here that doesn't require the result from // ExampleMethodAsync. . . . // You can access the int result when ExampleMethodAsync completes. int intResult = await intTask; // Or you can combine the previous two steps: //int intResult = await ExampleMethodAsync(); // Process the result (intResult). . . . } catch (Exception) { // Process the exception. . . . } } public async Task ExampleMethodAsync() { var httpClient = new HttpClient(); // At the await expression, execution in this method is suspended, and // control returns to the caller of ExampleMethodAsync. // Variable exampleInt is assigned a value when GetStringAsync completes. int exampleInt = (await httpClient.GetStringAsync("http://msdn.microsoft.com")).Length; // You can break the previous line into several steps to clarify what happens: //TaskcontentsTask = httpClient.GetStringAsync("http://msdn.microsoft.com"); //string contents = await contentsTask; //int exampleInt = contents.Length; // Continue with whatever processing is waiting for exampleInt. . . . // After the return statement, any method that's awaiting // ExampleMethodAsync can get the integer result. return exampleInt; }