
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Xml;
namespace UseBackgroundWorker
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
private XmlDocument document = null;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void dowloadButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync();
// Disable the button for the duration of the download.
this.dowloadButton.Enabled = false;
// Wait for the BackgroundWorker to finish the download.
while (this.backgroundWorker1.IsBusy)
{
// Keep UI messages moving, so the form remains
// responsive during the asynchronous operation.
Application.DoEvents();
}
// The download is done, so enable the button.
this.dowloadButton.Enabled = true;
}
private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
document = new XmlDocument();
// Replace this file name with a valid file name.
document.Load(@"http://www.tailspintoys.com/sample.xml");
// Uncomment the following line to
// simulate a noticeable latency.
//Thread.Sleep(5000);
}
private void backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Error == null)
{
MessageBox.Show(document.InnerXml, "Download Complete");
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show(
"Failed to download file",
"Download failed",
MessageBoxButtons.OK,
MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
}
}
}