Can we use continuewith to follow a task with another task?

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Code:

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    For Each account In _accounts11
        Dim newtask = account.readbalancesAsync()
        newtask = newtask.ContinueWith(Sub() account.LogFinishTask("Getting Balances", starttime))
        newtask = newtask.ContinueWith(Async Function() account.getOrdersAsync())
        newtask = newtask.ContinueWith(Sub() account.LogFinishTask("Getting Orders", starttime))

        tasklist.Add(newtask)
    Next


    Await Task.WhenAll(tasklist.ToArray)
    Dim b = 1

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That code gets a compile warning and I am pretty sure I am not doing it right. Basically, instead of continuing newtask with Action(Task), I am continuing it with Function (of Task)

You are using type inference here:

vb.net Code:

Dim newtask = account.readbalancesAsync()

That means that newtask will be whatever type is returned by that method. After that, you can only assign that type to that variable. Is that what you're doing here:

vb.net Code:

newtask = newtask.ContinueWith(Async Function() account.getOrdersAsync())

Presumably not.

That seems a rather odd thing to do anyway. What's the point of getting orders in there if you can't put the result anywhere?