Re: threading & suspendlayout

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From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] (skeet_at_pobox.com)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 09:32:18 +0100

2G <2G@pandora.be> wrote:
> I've a usercontrol that fills a listview with data from my db, I had
> this.SuspendLayout() in the beginning and this.ResumeLayout at the end of
> the function that loads the data and all worked fine. But now that I have
> threaded the function (refreshdata), the SuspendLayout and ResumeLayout()
> doesn't work any more, I tried solving it with Invoke() but with no succes.
> public UserControl1(){
>
> this.SuspendPaint += new DSuspendPaint(this.SuspendPaintProc);
> }

You're using Invoke for the SuspendLayout and ResumeLayout calls, but
it looks like you're still filling the listview from your worker
thread, which you shouldn't be. *Everything* which touches the UI
should be done from the UI thread.

I'm not sure why you've got a SuspendPaint event, either... 

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