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Changing a WinForms Control on the 'UI' Thread from another Thread

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21 Aug 2010CPOL 61.9K   25   15
How to access a control from a different thread + good alternatives by other members!

Added: This article[^] has some interesting stuff about potential bugs with InvokeRequired - worth a read!


This comes up time and again.
Luc[^] has a great article explaining all here[^].


For those just wanting the solution...



C#
public void WithParameterMethod(int parameter)
{
    if (InvokeRequired)
        Invoke(new MethodInvoker(
            delegate
            {
                // Call your method again
                WithParameterMethod(parameter);
            }
            ));
    else
    {
        // Do your thing here!
    }
}


C#
public void NoParameterMethod()
{
    if (InvokeRequired)
        Invoke(new MethodInvoker(
            // Call your method again
            NoParameterMethod
            ));
    else
    {
        // Do your thing here!
    }
}

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GeneralMy vote of 5 Pin
Akram El Assas4-Apr-12 14:35
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GeneralBeginInvoke Pin
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GeneralWhy the down votes? [modified] Pin
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GeneralRe: Why the down votes? Pin
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DaveyM6923-Mar-10 23:31
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GeneralRe: Why the down votes? Pin
AWdrius23-Mar-10 23:54
AWdrius23-Mar-10 23:54 
DaveyM69 wrote:
More elegant than a lot of alternatives I have come across in the past, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.


This is why we are always looking for something better.
BTW, what I meant was that original code will most certainly force you to have a bunch of methods that take different signature. Why not some Control extension method that takes a lambda expression or anonymous delegate that is or is not invoked according to InvokeRequired result? Either way no more bitching from me as I have not proposed any alternative myself (-.

DaveyM69 wrote:
I don't do WPF so I'm not sure how this stuff is handled there - much the same I would have thought, but I have changed the title to explicitly state WinForms. Fair Point


Good stuff. Re-voted.
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