BackgroundThreadWithDispatcher Class

A dedicated thread hosting an active dispatcher. The thread will be created as background thread, so it does not need to be shut down explicitly.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
TomsToolbox.WpfThreadWithDispatcher
TomsToolbox.WpfBackgroundThreadWithDispatcher

Namespace: TomsToolbox.Wpf
Assembly: TomsToolbox.Wpf (in TomsToolbox.Wpf.dll) Version: 2.21.0+44d18b541fc9419ec3c549350a832394661b2a4d
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

Syntax

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public class BackgroundThreadWithDispatcher : ThreadWithDispatcher

Public Class BackgroundThreadWithDispatcher
	Inherits ThreadWithDispatcher

The BackgroundThreadWithDispatcher type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	BackgroundThreadWithDispatcher(String, ApartmentState)	Initializes a new instance of the BackgroundThreadWithDispatcher class.
	BackgroundThreadWithDispatcher(String, ApartmentState, ThreadPriority)	Initializes a new instance of the BackgroundThreadWithDispatcher class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Dispatcher	Gets the dispatcher of the thread. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	TaskScheduler	Gets the task scheduler associated with the Dispatcher (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Abort	Obsolete. Aborts this instance. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	BeginInvoke(Action)	Invokes the specified method asynchronously in the dispatcher thread. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority, Action)	Invokes the specified method asynchronously in the dispatcher thread. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	BeginShutdown	Initiates shutdown of the Dispatcher asynchronously. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	CheckAccess	Determines whether the calling thread is the thread associated with this Dispatcher. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	Invoke(Action)	Invokes the specified method in the dispatcher thread. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	InvokeT(FuncT)	Invokes the specified method in the dispatcher thread. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	Join	Blocks the calling thread until the Dispatcher terminates. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	Join(TimeSpan)	Blocks the calling thread until the Dispatcher terminates. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)
	VerifyAccess	Determines whether the calling thread has access to this Dispatcher. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)

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Events

	Name	Description
	Terminated	Occurs when the dispatcher is terminated. (Inherited from ThreadWithDispatcher)

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Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	SafeCastT	Performs a cast from object to T, avoiding possible null violations if T is a value type. (Defined by ObjectExtensions)

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Remarks

Use this thread to dispatch or serialize background operations, or to host COM objects that don't have a free threaded marshaller. A background thread will be killed by the system when the application terminates, so do not host objects in a background thread that need cleanup!

Reference

TomsToolbox.Wpf Namespace