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Updating controls on a Windows Form

Unless my app is EXTREMELY simple, I get the cross-threading error message
regularly when updating controls on a Windows form.

My latest example involves a dll that runs a System.Threading.Timer,
updating private shared variables. When it finishes updating, it raises a
NewData event. My app responds to that event by updating display controls
(labels in this case). I have to use a delegate and update them like this:

Private Sub SetText(ByVal [text] as String)
If Me.Messages.InvokeRequired Then
Dim d as New SetTextCallBack(AddressOf SetText)
Me.Invoke(d, New Object() {[text]})
Else
Me.Messages.Text = [text]
End If
End Sub

I have to write a different routine like this for each control on the form
that I want to update. Is there a better way? Please?
Mar 22 '07 #1
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