Valid TaskActions are:

Abort (Warning: use only in exceptional circumstances to force an abort)

Sleep (Required: Timeout)

SpinWait (Required: Iterations)

Remote Execution Support: NA

Namespace:  MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework
Assembly:  MSBuild.ExtensionPack (in MSBuild.ExtensionPack.dll) Version: 3.5.0.0 (3.5.4.0)

Examples

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<Project ToolsVersion="3.5" DefaultTargets="Default" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
    <PropertyGroup>
        <TPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath>
        <TPath Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks')">$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <Import Project="$(TPath)"/>
    <Target Name="Default">
        <!-- Set a thread to sleep for a period -->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Thread TaskAction="Sleep" Timeout="2000"/>
        <!-- Set a thread to spinwait for a period -->
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Thread TaskAction="SpinWait" Iterations="1000000000"/>
        <!-- Abort a thread. Only use in exceptional circumstances -->
        <!--<MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Thread TaskAction="Abort"/>-->
    </Target>
</Project>

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  Microsoft.Build.Utilities..::.Task
    MSBuild.ExtensionPack..::.BaseTask
      MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework..::.Thread

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