Fix generic xrefs in visual basic async article (#16710)

Author: Youssef1313

docs/visual-basic/programming-guide/concepts/async/index.md

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ The following characteristics summarize what makes the previous example an async
 - The name of an async method, by convention, ends with an "Async" suffix.
 - The return type is one of the following types:
 
-  - <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601> if your method has a return statement in which the operand has type TResult.
+  - [Task(Of TResult)](xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601) if your method has a return statement in which the operand has type TResult.
   - <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task> if your method has no return statement or has a return statement with no operand.
   - [Sub](../../../../visual-basic/programming-guide/language-features/procedures/sub-procedures.md) if you're writing an async event handler.
 
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@ The numbers in the diagram correspond to the following steps:
 
 3. Something happens in `GetStringAsync` that suspends its progress. Perhaps it must wait for a website to download or some other blocking activity. To avoid blocking resources, `GetStringAsync` yields control to its caller, `AccessTheWebAsync`.
 
-     `GetStringAsync` returns a <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601> where TResult is a string, and `AccessTheWebAsync` assigns the task to the `getStringTask` variable. The task represents the ongoing process for the call to `GetStringAsync`, with a commitment to produce an actual string value when the work is complete.
+     `GetStringAsync` returns a [Task(Of TResult)](xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601) where TResult is a string, and `AccessTheWebAsync` assigns the task to the `getStringTask` variable. The task represents the ongoing process for the call to `GetStringAsync`, with a commitment to produce an actual string value when the work is complete.
 
 4. Because `getStringTask` hasn't been awaited yet, `AccessTheWebAsync` can continue with other work that doesn't depend on the final result from `GetStringAsync`. That work is represented by a call to the synchronous method `DoIndependentWork`.
 
 5. `DoIndependentWork` is a synchronous method that does its work and returns to its caller.
 
 6. `AccessTheWebAsync` has run out of work that it can do without a result from `getStringTask`. `AccessTheWebAsync` next wants to calculate and return the length of the downloaded string, but the method can't calculate that value until the method has the string.
 
-     Therefore, `AccessTheWebAsync` uses an await operator to suspend its progress and to yield control to the method that called `AccessTheWebAsync`. `AccessTheWebAsync` returns a `Task<int>` (`Task(Of Integer)` in Visual Basic) to the caller. The task represents a promise to produce an integer result that's the length of the downloaded string.
+     Therefore, `AccessTheWebAsync` uses an await operator to suspend its progress and to yield control to the method that called `AccessTheWebAsync`. `AccessTheWebAsync` returns a `Task(Of Integer)` to the caller. The task represents a promise to produce an integer result that's the length of the downloaded string.
 
     > [!NOTE]
     > If `GetStringAsync` (and therefore `getStringTask`) is complete before `AccessTheWebAsync` awaits it, control remains in `AccessTheWebAsync`. The expense of suspending and then returning to `AccessTheWebAsync` would be wasted if the called asynchronous process (`getStringTask`) has already completed and AccessTheWebSync doesn't have to wait for the final result.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ For more information about control flow, see [Control Flow in Async Programs (Vi
 
 ## <a name="BKMK_APIAsyncMethods"></a> API Async Methods
 
-You might be wondering where to find methods such as `GetStringAsync` that support async programming. The .NET Framework 4.5 or higher contains many members that work with `Async` and `Await`. You can recognize these members by the "Async" suffix that's attached to the member name and a return type of <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task> or <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601>. For example, the `System.IO.Stream` class contains methods such as <xref:System.IO.Stream.CopyToAsync%2A>, <xref:System.IO.Stream.ReadAsync%2A>, and <xref:System.IO.Stream.WriteAsync%2A> alongside the synchronous methods <xref:System.IO.Stream.CopyTo%2A>, <xref:System.IO.Stream.Read%2A>, and <xref:System.IO.Stream.Write%2A>.
+You might be wondering where to find methods such as `GetStringAsync` that support async programming. The .NET Framework 4.5 or higher contains many members that work with `Async` and `Await`. You can recognize these members by the "Async" suffix that's attached to the member name and a return type of <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task> or [Task(Of TResult)](xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601). For example, the `System.IO.Stream` class contains methods such as <xref:System.IO.Stream.CopyToAsync%2A>, <xref:System.IO.Stream.ReadAsync%2A>, and <xref:System.IO.Stream.WriteAsync%2A> alongside the synchronous methods <xref:System.IO.Stream.CopyTo%2A>, <xref:System.IO.Stream.Read%2A>, and <xref:System.IO.Stream.Write%2A>.
 
 The Windows Runtime also contains many methods that you can use with `Async` and `Await` in Windows apps. For more information and example methods, see [Call asynchronous APIs in C# or Visual Basic](/windows/uwp/threading-async/call-asynchronous-apis-in-csharp-or-visual-basic), [Asynchronous programming (Windows Runtime apps)](https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/windows/apps/hh464924(v=win.10)), and [WhenAny: Bridging between the .NET Framework and the Windows Runtime](https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/visualstudio/visual-studio-2013/jj635140(v=vs.120)).
 
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ An async method typically contains one or more occurrences of an `Await` operato
 
 ## <a name="BKMK_ReturnTypesandParameters"></a> Return types and parameters
 
-In .NET Framework programming, an async method typically returns a <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task> or a <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601>. Inside an async method, an `Await` operator is applied to a task that's returned from a call to another async method.
+In .NET Framework programming, an async method typically returns a <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task> or a [Task(Of TResult)](xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601). Inside an async method, an `Await` operator is applied to a task that's returned from a call to another async method.
 
-You specify <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601> as the return type if the method contains a [Return](../../../../visual-basic/language-reference/statements/return-statement.md) statement that specifies an operand of type `TResult`.
+You specify [Task(Of TResult)](xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601) as the return type if the method contains a [Return](../../../../visual-basic/language-reference/statements/return-statement.md) statement that specifies an operand of type `TResult`.
 
 You use `Task` as the return type if the method has no return statement or has a return statement that doesn't return an operand.
 
-The following example shows how you declare and call a method that returns a <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601> or a <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task>:
+The following example shows how you declare and call a method that returns a [Task(Of TResult)](xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601) or a <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task>:
 
 ```vb
 ' Signature specifies Task(Of Integer)
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ For more information and examples, see [Async Return Types (Visual Basic)](async
 
 Asynchronous APIs in Windows Runtime programming have one of the following return types, which are similar to tasks:
 
-- <xref:Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperation%601>, which corresponds to <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601>
+- [IAsyncOperation(Of TResult)](xref:Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperation%601), which corresponds to [Task(Of TResult)](xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601)
 - <xref:Windows.Foundation.IAsyncAction>, which corresponds to <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task>
-- <xref:Windows.Foundation.IAsyncActionWithProgress%601>
-- <xref:Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperationWithProgress%602>
+- [IAsyncActionWithProgress(Of TProgress)](xref:Windows.Foundation.IAsyncActionWithProgress%601)
+- [IAsyncOperationWithProgress(Of TResult, TProgress)](xref:Windows.Foundation.IAsyncOperationWithProgress%602)
 
 For more information and an example, see [Call asynchronous APIs in C# or Visual Basic](/windows/uwp/threading-async/call-asynchronous-apis-in-csharp-or-visual-basic).
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ You can ignore the convention where an event, base class, or interface contract
 |[WhenAny: Bridging between the .NET Framework and the Windows Runtime](https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/visualstudio/visual-studio-2013/jj635140(v=vs.120))|Shows how to bridge between Task types in the .NET Framework and IAsyncOperations in the Windows Runtime so that you can use <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task.WhenAny%2A> with a Windows Runtime method.|[Async Sample: Bridging between .NET and Windows Runtime (AsTask and WhenAny)](https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/visualstudio/visual-studio-2013/jj635140(v=vs.120))|
 |Async Cancellation: Bridging between the .NET Framework and the Windows Runtime|Shows how to bridge between Task types in the .NET Framework and IAsyncOperations in the Windows Runtime so that you can use <xref:System.Threading.CancellationTokenSource> with a Windows Runtime method.|[Async Sample: Bridging between .NET and Windows Runtime (AsTask & Cancellation)](https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Async-Sample-Bridging-9479eca3)|
 |[Using Async for File Access (Visual Basic)](using-async-for-file-access.md)|Lists and demonstrates the benefits of using async and await to access files.||
-|[Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP)](../../../../standard/asynchronous-programming-patterns/task-based-asynchronous-pattern-tap.md)|Describes a new pattern for asynchrony in the .NET Framework. The pattern is based on the <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task> and <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601> types.||
+|[Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP)](../../../../standard/asynchronous-programming-patterns/task-based-asynchronous-pattern-tap.md)|Describes a new pattern for asynchrony in the .NET Framework. The pattern is based on the <xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task> and [Task(Of TResult)](xref:System.Threading.Tasks.Task%601) types.||
 |[Async Videos on Channel 9](https://channel9.msdn.com/search?term=async+&type=All)|Provides links to a variety of videos about async programming.||
 
 ## <a name="BKMK_CompleteExample"></a> Complete Example