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$CurrentTask

gives the TaskObject[…] corresponding to the task in which it is being evaluated.

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$CurrentTask

$CurrentTask

gives the TaskObject[…] corresponding to the task in which it is being evaluated.

Details

  • $CurrentTask is set to the current TaskObject when evaluated within the task object or within a handler function for events generated by the task.
  • If evaluated not within a task object, $CurrentTask gives None.

Examples

Basic Examples  (4)

Create a task and show available properties:

Wolfram Language code: SessionSubmit[MessageDialog[$CurrentTask["Properties"]]]

Display task's identifier:

Wolfram Language code: SessionSubmit[MessageDialog[$CurrentTask["TaskUUID"]]]

Print task's current status:

Wolfram Language code: SessionSubmit[ScheduledTask[Print[ToString[$CurrentTask["TaskStatus"]]], {1, 3}]]

Print run counts of the task:

Wolfram Language code: SessionSubmit[ScheduledTask[f, {1, 3}], HandlerFunctions -> <|"ScheduleTriggered" -> Print|>, HandlerFunctionsKeys -> {"TotalRunCount", "PreviousRunCount", "RemainingRunCount"}]

Print previous and remaining run counts using $CurrentTask:

Wolfram Language code: SessionSubmit[ScheduledTask[Print[{$CurrentTask["TotalRunCount"], $CurrentTask["PreviousRunCount"], $CurrentTask["RemainingRunCount"]}], {1, 3}]]
Wolfram Research (2017), $CurrentTask, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CurrentTask.html.

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Wolfram Research (2017), $CurrentTask, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CurrentTask.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2017. "$CurrentTask." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CurrentTask.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2017). $CurrentTask. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CurrentTask.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_$currenttask, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$CurrentTask}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CurrentTask.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_$currenttask, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$CurrentTask}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CurrentTask.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}