cross thread Error

[angelboy]

hi expert
i use the flowing code to read the file into textBox

my code is

public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        byte[] fileContent;
        AsyncCallback callBack;
        FileStream fs;
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void btnAsync_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            OpenFileDialog op = new OpenFileDialog();
            if (op.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
            {

                fs = new FileStream(op.FileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read, 4096, true);
                callBack = new AsyncCallback(fs_ReadAsync);
                fileContent = new byte[fs.Length];
                fs.BeginRead(fileContent, 0, (int)fs.Length, callBack, null);


            }

        }

        private void fs_ReadAsync(IAsyncResult Result)
        {


            if (Result.IsCompleted)
            {


                txtResult.Text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(fileContent);
                fs.Close();
            }
        }



    }

but when i run the program and i press the brnAsync and choose my file i receive the flowing error

Cross-thread operation not valid:
 Control 'txtResult' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on.

help me
regards

[GeertVerhoeven]

Hi,

This is because you are trying to update the value of textbox which is hosted in a different thread. It is not possible to change the value of a control from a different thread.

To update the control from a different thread you need to use the invoke method. With this method you can call a method on the main thread that allows to update the control.

Here is a sample:

private void fs_ReadAsync(IAsyncResult Result)
{
    FileStream fs = (FileStream)result.AsyncState;
    fs.EndRead(result);
    fs.Close();

    string text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer);

    SetTextboxText(text);
}

delegate void SetTextboxTextDelegate(string newText);

void SetTextboxText(string newText)
{
    if (this.InvokeRequired)
        this.Invoke(new SetTextboxTextDelegate(this.SetTextboxText), new
        object[] { newText });
    else
        txtResult.Text = newText;
}

The InvokeRequired checks whether the control is accessible from the current thread. If not, you need to call the Invoke method and pass an instance of a delegate. The Invoke method then executes the method in the delegate on the same thread as the control's thread.

Another possibility is to use the BackGroundWorker (see http://geertverhoeven.blogspot.com/2...undworker.html)

Greetz,

Geert



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