How do I access GUI-Elements in another thread?

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In C#: How do I access GUI-Elements, like buttons or labels in another thread?

possible duplicate of [Threading and GUI elements in C#](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/535266/threading-and-gui-elements-in-c) — Sunny Milenov, Jun 28 '11 at 13:33

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '11 at 13:24

5

Use Invoke, like this:

Invoke((MethodInvoker)(()=>lblName.Text="Meep"));

answered Jun 28 '11 at 13:24

Blindy

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 28 '11 at 13:23

4

You can't.

Instead, you need to call Invoke or BeginInvoke to execute code on the UI thread.

answered Jun 28 '11 at 13:23

SLaks

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