C#

// 1. declare a delegate
public delegate void AddTreeNodeHandler(TreeNode node);
...
// 2. handler for the delegate
void myAddTreeNode(TreeNode node)
{
    treeView.Nodes.Add(node);
}
...
// 3. Start the thread (something like this.)
// Pass any control created by main thread and delegate that will add node.
MyThread t = new MyThread(treeView, new AddTreeNodeHandler(myAddTreeNode));
Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(t.ThreadMain));
t.Start();
...
// 4. Thread class
class MyThread
{
    Control ctl;
    AddTreeNodeHandler atn;
    void MyThread(Control ctl, AddTreeNodeHandler atn)
    {
        this.ctl = ctl;  // Save for later user
        this.atn = atn;
    } 
    void ThreadMain()
    {
        while(all nodes you need to add)
        {
            TreeNode node = new TreeNode("text");

            // This will post a call the delegate on the main thread,
            // and not block until it returns. The second parameter is an
            // array that will be passed as the arguments for the delegate.
            ctl.BeginInvoke(atn, new object[] { node });
        }
    }
}</code>

<br />
<?xml version="1.0"?><br />
<!--Settings for TerminalSoftware--><br />
<!--By Changing this settings manually could result in instability. <br> This XML file is generated from TerminalSoftware.saveProgramSettings()--><br />
<br />
<settings><br />
	<Port>0</Port><br />
	<StopBits>4</StopBits><br />
	<Parity>2</Parity><br />
	<BoudRate>9</BoudRate><br />
	<DataBits>4</DataBits><br />
	<AddTimeStamp>True</AddTimeStamp><br />
	<SaveToFile>True</SaveToFile><br />
	<SizeOfWindow>MEDIUM</SizeOfWindow><br />
	<MountedDisplay>True</MountedDisplay><br />
</settings>

xTR = new XmlTextReader("PortSettings.xml");
xTR.MoveToContent();

ArrayList neededElements = new ArrayList();
neededElements.Add("Port");
neededElements.Add("StopBits");
neededElements.Add("Parity");
neededElements.Add("BoudRate");
neededElements.Add("DataBits");
neededElements.Add("AddTimeStamp");
neededElements.Add("SaveToFile");
neededElements.Add("SizeOfWindow");
neededElements.Add("MountedDisplay");

while (xTR.Read())
{
if (xTR.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
{
if (neededElements.Contains(xTR.Name)) {
MessageBox.Show(xTR.Name + " : " + xTR.Value);
}
}
}
xTR.Close();

xTR.MoveToContent();

        while (xTR.Read())
        {
            if (xTR.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
            {
                switch (xTR.Name)
                {
                    case "port":
                        Console.WriteLine("Port : " + xTR.ReadInnerXml());
                       break;
                    case "stopbits":
                        Console.WriteLine("StopBits : " + xTR.ReadInnerXml());
                        break;
                    case "parity":
                        Console.WriteLine("Parity : " + xTR.ReadInnerXml());
                        break;
                   ...

Port : 0
StopBits : 4
Parity : 2
BoudRate : 9
DataBits : 4
AddTimeStamp : True
SaveToFile : True
SizeOfWindow : MEDIUM
MountedDisplay : True
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<br />
                XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();<br />
                doc.Load("PortSettings.xml");<br />
<br />
                XmlNode node;<br />
<br />
                //Fetch settings<br />
                node = doc.GetElementsByTagName("Port")[0];<br />
                if(node != null)<br />
                    cbConfigPorts.SelectedIndex = int.Parse(node.InnerText);<br />
<br />
                node = doc.GetElementsByTagName("StopBits")[0];<br />
                if (node != null)<br />
                    cbConfigStopBits.SelectedIndex = int.Parse(node.InnerText);<br />
<br />
                node = doc.GetElementsByTagName("Parity")[0];<br />
                if (node != null)<br />
                    cbConfigParity.SelectedIndex = int.Parse(node.InnerText);<br />
<br />
                node = doc.GetElementsByTagName("BoudRate")[0];<br />
                if (node != null)<br />
                    cbConfigBoudRate.SelectedIndex = int.Parse(node.InnerText);<br />
<br />
                node = doc.GetElementsByTagName("DataBits")[0];<br />
                if (node != null)<br />
                    cbConfigBits.SelectedIndex = int.Parse(node.InnerText);<br />
<br />
                node = doc.GetElementsByTagName("AddTimeStamp")[0];<br />
                if (node != null)<br />
                    cbConfigAddTimeStampToStream.Checked = bool.Parse(node.InnerText);<br />
<br />
                node = doc.GetElementsByTagName("SaveToFile")[0];<br />
                if (node != null)<br />
                    cbConfigSaveMainstreamToFile.Checked = bool.Parse(node.InnerText);<br />
<br />
                node = doc.GetElementsByTagName("SizeOfWindow")[0];<br />
                if (node != null)<br />
                    changeWindowSize(int.Parse(node.InnerText));<br />
<br />
                node = doc.GetElementsByTagName("MountedDisplay")[0];<br />
                if (node != null)<br />
                    incomeLoggDisplay.loggDisplayOnOff = bool.Parse(node.InnerText);<br />
<br />
                doc = null;<br />
<br />