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InvokeRequired Required in Setters on Databound Custom Object

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MaxGruven - 30 Sep 2008 00:18 GMT
I've built a custom class with a number of properties that are being
databound to user controls on WinForms.

It is possible that a setter will be called from a thread other than Main.

Do all the bound properties need to see if Invoke is Required or does the
WinForms infrastructure insure that everything happens on the correct thread?

I'm using NotifyPropertyChanged to alert WinForms to the change in the
property.

TIA,
George
Zhi-Xin Ye [MSFT] - 30 Sep 2008 08:02 GMT
Dear George,

If you change the bound properties from a thread other than the UI thread,
you should check the InvokeRequired property, if InvokeRequired returns
true, you need to pass a delegate to the Invoke method on the control.  For
example:

       private void Form2_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
       {
           c = new Customer(1, "Zhang", "China");
           this.label1.DataBindings.Add("Text", c, "Name", true,
DataSourceUpdateMode.OnPropertyChanged);
       }

       Customer c;

       private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
       {
           Thread thread = new Thread(new
ThreadStart(setNameFromNonUIThread));
           thread.Start();
       }

       private void setNameFromNonUIThread()
       {
           if (this.label1.InvokeRequired)
           {
               this.label1.Invoke(new MethodInvoker(setNameFromUIThread));
           }
       }

       private void setNameFromUIThread()
       {
           c.Name = "test";
       }

Should you have any questions, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,
Zhi-Xin Ye
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