This method is very similar to the method described in section Applying an Action Asynchronously without any Synchronization. The difference is that it allows the user to chain a sequence of asynchronous operations, while handing the (intermediate) results from one step to the next step in the chain. Where hpx::apply invokes a single function using 'fire and forget' semantics, hpx::apply_continue asynchronously triggers a chain of functions without the need for the execution flow 'to come back' to the invocation site. Each of the asynchronous functions can be executed on a different locality.