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Update UI state from an another Thread in Windows Forms

An exception is thrown when trying to update control state from an another Thread.

Thread newThread = new Thread(new ThreadDelegate(() => {
   txtStatus.Text = "Started";
}));

newThread.Start();
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Solution

We use BeginInvoke to update UI state asynchronously.

Thread newThread = new Thread(new ThreadDelegate(() => {
   txtStatus.BeginInvoke(() =>
   {
       txtStatus.Text = "Started";
   });
}));

newThread.Start();
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Happy coding!

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