namespace Listing_03 {
class Listing_03 {
  static void Main(string[] args) {
   // use an Action delegate and a named method
   Task task1 = new Task(new Action<object>(printMessage),"First task");

   // use an anonymous delegate
   Task task2 = new Task(delegate (object obj) {
     printMessage(obj);
   }, "Second Task");

   // use a lambda expression and a named method
   // note that parameters to a lambda don't need
   // to be quoted if there is only one parameter
   Task task3 = new Task((obj) => printMessage(obj), "Third task");

   // use a lambda expression and an anonymous method
   Task task4 = new Task((obj) => {
    printMessage(obj);
   }, "Fourth task");

  task1.Start();
  task2.Start();
  task3.Start();
  task4.Start();

  // wait for input before exiting
  Console.WriteLine("Main method complete. Press enter to finish.");
  Console.ReadLine();
}

 static void printMessage(object message) {
   Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", message);
  }
 }
}

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Listing_04 {
class Listing_04 {
  static void Main(string[] args) {
   string[] messages = { "First task", "Second task",
    "Third task", "Fourth task" };

   foreach (string msg in messages) {
     Task myTask = new Task(obj => printMessage((string)obj), msg);
     myTask.Start();
  }

  // wait for input before exiting
  Console.WriteLine("Main method complete. Press enter to finish.");
  Console.ReadLine();
}

  static void printMessage(string message) {
   Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", message);
  }
 }
}

Main method complete. Press enter to finish.

Message: Second task

Message: Fourth task

Message: First task

Message: Third task