Simple Multithreading example in .NET and WPF

After lots of googling, trying to figure out how to multithread properly in .NET and modify a WPF GUI from another thread, I’ve finally figured a lot of stuff out.  I have created a simple multithreading example project in Visual C# 2008 Express.

You can download the project here, but since I know most people just want to get some quick answers, here’s a few code snippets:

This following is a member method of a WPF Window.

The following is an example of a member method of a WPF window that runs itself in a separate thread. 

The project file contains more examples, including handling multithreaded events, how to create custom delegates, getting thread states, and intelligently killing threads when the program shuts down.

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.NET, C Sharp, Multithreading, Programming, WPF
28 March 2010 comments [7] TrackBack-URI

1. Mr. R posted on March 29, 2010:

   Nice work David.

   Multi-threaded programming is yummy! Omnomnom!

   You now need to find something to program using threads on your multi-core, hyperthreading machine…

   Mr. R

2. David McGrath posted on March 29, 2010:

   haha, thanks. I use multithreading in my two main projects, Arcadia and (soon to be renamed) Roomie

3. Steve posted on March 30, 2010:

   Dispatcher.CheckAccess() is a better way so you don’t have to compare the thread yourself

4. David McGrath posted on March 30, 2010:

   Thanks, Steve! Unfortunately I don’t have any formal C# training, since most classes at my university is either Java or C/C++. I appreciate your insight.

5. Chaiwatn posted on April 7, 2012:

   Thank

6. Raz posted on April 13, 2012:

   hi David
   after i download it and try to open with winzip
   it fails. can you send me it to zbalbel@gmail.com

   thank you

7. David McGrath posted on May 21, 2012:

   Oops, Sorry, Raz. My download service was broken, and I didn’t notice! It’s fixed now.

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