C# links

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Update GUI from worker thread

Overview:

1. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2097284/update-ui-from-multiple-worker-threads-net

The code below is excellent for Windows Forms and needs just a little modification for WPF!! Taken from: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/661561/how-to-update-gui-from-another-thread-in-c:

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Threading;

namespace Test

{
public partial class UIThread : Form
{
Worker worker;
Thread workerThread;
public UIThread()
{
InitializeComponent();
worker = new Worker();
worker.ProgressChanged += new EventHandler<ProgressChangedArgs>(OnWorkerProgressChanged);
workerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(worker.StartWork));
workerThread.Start();
}

private void OnWorkerProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedArgs e)
{
//cross thread – so you don’t get the cross theading exception
if (this.InvokeRequired)
{
this.BeginInvoke((MethodInvoker)delegate
{
OnWorkerProgressChanged(sender, e);
});
return;
}
//change control
this.label1.Text = e.Progress;
}
}

public class Worker
{

public event EventHandler<ProgressChangedArgs> ProgressChanged;

protected void OnProgressChanged(ProgressChangedArgs e)
{
if(ProgressChanged!=null)
{
ProgressChanged(this,e);
}
}

public void StartWork()
{
Thread.Sleep(100);
OnProgressChanged(new ProgressChangedArgs(“Progress Changed”));
Thread.Sleep(100);
}
}

public class ProgressChangedArgs : EventArgs
{
public string Progress {get;private set;}
public ProgressChangedArgs(string progress)
{
Progress = progress;
}
}
}

WPF Dispatcher.BeginInvoke: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms591587.aspx

Thread safe GUI: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171728(v=vs.80).asp

By using BackgroundWorker:

1. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2097284/update-ui-from-multiple-worker-threads-net
2. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.componentmodel.backgroundworker.aspx
3. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc221403(v=vs.95).aspx

Threading

1. Microsoft overview: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms741870.aspx
2. Thread synchronization: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173179.aspx
3. Threading in C#: http://www.albahari.com/threading/
4. events and thread safty: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/786383/c-sharp-events-and-thread-safety
5. .Net 2003: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa645740(v=vs.71).aspx
6. http://www.knowdotnet.com/articles/responsiveui.html
7. http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1280/Worker-Threads-in-C

Invoke/BeginInvoke

Difference between “Invoke” and “BeginInvoke”:

1. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/229554/whats-the-difference-between-invoke-and-begininvoke

Logging

1. http://csharp-source.net/open-source/logging

C# tutorials

1. .Net 2003: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288436(v=vs.71).aspx

Events and delegates

1. .Net 2003: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288436(v=vs.71).aspx

Interfaces

1. http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/csharp/threads/114364
2. http://fci-h.blogspot.com/2008/03/oop-design-concepts-interfaces_05.html

SendInput

http://www.ownedcore.com/forums/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-bots-programs/wow-bots-questions-requests/317470-c-sendinput-blocked.html