c# - Execute a delegate in the ui thread (using message pump)

Question

I have a background thread that handles communication with an external service. Each time the background thread receives a message I'd like to pass it to the UI thread for further processing (displaying to user).

Currently I've made a thread safe message queue that is pooled periodically in Timer.Tick and filled in the background thread. But this solution is sub optimal.

Do you know how to use message pump to pass events from background thread to ui thread?

Answer 1

You can use Control.Invoke and use a delegate. The delegate will be executed on the thread that created the control.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zyzhdc6b.aspx