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C#: Windows Forms: Using a BackgroundWorker with a progress bar
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Threading;
namespace BackgroundWorker
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork( object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e )
{
for ( int i = 0 ; i < 101 ; i++ )
{
if ( backgroundWorker1.CancellationPending )
{
e.Cancel = true;
break;
}
backgroundWorker1.ReportProgress( i );
Thread.Sleep( 20 );
}
e.Result = 0;
}
private void backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged( object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e )
{
progressBar1.Value = e.ProgressPercentage;
label1.Text = e.ProgressPercentage + "% complete";
}
private void backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted( object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e )
{
if ( e.Cancelled )
{
label1.Text = "Operation cancelled";
}
else
{
label1.Text = "Operation Complete";
}
buttonCancel.Enabled = false;
buttonStart.Enabled = true;
}
private void buttonStart_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
{
buttonCancel.Enabled = true;
buttonStart.Enabled = false;
backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync();
}
private void buttonCancel_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
{
buttonCancel.Enabled = false;
backgroundWorker1.CancelAsync();
}
}
}
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