Difference BackgroundWorker / Threads

DHarry

Can anybody tell me, whats the main difference between a BackgroundWorker and
a Thread? What are the advantages/disadvanteges? When use a BackgroundWorker,
when a Thread?

Apr 29 '06 #1

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DHarry <DH****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

Can anybody tell me, whats the main difference between a BackgroundWorker and
a Thread? What are the advantages/disadvanteges? When use a BackgroundWorker,
when a Thread?

BackgroundWorker operates in a different thread already. It just
provides a convenient way of reporting progress with all the
marshalling back to the UI thread being done for you.

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Apr 29 '06 #2

Kevin Spencer

The nice thing about a BackgroundWorker component is that it handles all the
marshalling for you, with a consistent and fairly simple object model. In a
Windows Forms app, this can be a real time-saver for the developer.

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DHarry <DH****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Can anybody tell me, whats the main difference between a BackgroundWorker
and
a Thread? What are the advantages/disadvanteges? When use a
BackgroundWorker,
when a Thread?

BackgroundWorker operates in a different thread already. It just
provides a convenient way of reporting progress with all the
marshalling back to the UI thread being done for you.

--
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http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
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Apr 30 '06 #3

DHarry

I see... is it right that a BackgroundWorker is a special kind of Thread with
additional methods?

Apr 30 '06 #4

Kevin Spencer

Not exactly. A BackgroundWorker is a component, which encapsulates the
functionality to marshall between an asynchronous Thread and the Windows
Form STA Thread.

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I see... is it right that a BackgroundWorker is a special kind of Thread
with
additional methods?

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