The ui thread hangs because the datapresenter is stuck within an endless loop. Invoke suspended i have a somewhat complex wpf application which seems to be hanging or getting stuck in a wait call when trying to use the dispatcher to invoke a call on the ui thread. The operation is added to the event queue of the dispatcher at the specified dispatcherpriority. In order for the background thread to access the content property of the button, the background thread must delegate the work to the dispatcher associated with. Wpf applications start their lives with two threads. Whenever your changes the screen or any event executes, or call a method in the codebehind all this happen in the ui thread and ui thread queue the called method into the dispatcher queue. You want and generally almost always want the ui thread dispatcher. After struggling with switching context between threads using dispatcher im happy to be able to convey the following solution using a task instead. It adds a doevents method to wpf s application class. Designing and developing windows applications using microsoft. Creation of a thread this way is expensive there are three alternatives which are faster, but you did not report any observable delay before the. While an operation is being performed especially a long running operation, you will most likely see. Begininvoke and give it a priority that will run once your runclient is finished. Several users reported issues that i could not duplicate until i started playing around with my screen resolution and scaling.
Invoke to create a delegate for updating ui elements. Nov 28, 2011 launching a wpf window in a separate thread, part 1 posted by reed on monday, november 28, 2011 44 comments typically, i strongly recommend keeping the user interface within an applications main thread, and using multiple threads to move the actual work into background threads. It adds a doevents method to wpfs application class. As the wpf application runs, dispatcher class accepts incoming requests and executes them one at a time. Unfortunately, you cant update any ui controls from a thread that doesnt own the control. Use wpf dispatcher to invoke event handler only when needed updated on saturday, september 29, 2018 after floundering a bit with the wpf dispatcher ive come up with a simple way to make sure an event handler executes on the ui thread without paying the overhead of. As a result, all other operations that were already queued in the dispatcher will.
After struggling with switching context between threads using dispatcher im happy to be able to convey the following solution using a task instead using the code. This includes performing various activities related to events such as button clicking and selecting data. So our program is hung because the worker thread is waiting on the ui thread, but the ui thread is never released because its. Jan 04, 2017 generally in wpf, we use the dispatcher on the ui thread to control the ui from nonui threads. When the ontimedevent is called, the ui is updated inside the dispatcher. In short dispatcher is an object which receives messages and delivers it to the correct object for further processing.
Dispatcher class is pretty dense with lots of properties and methods. Launching a wpf window in a separate thread, part 1. After connecting this stream i start an asynchronous read using the beginread method. Use wpf dispatcher to invoke event handler only when needed. I have a large wpf app with few threads all threads use dispatcher.
The invokeasync method returns a dispatcheroperation or. Now, weve got something similar but more powerful the dispatcher. Its this class which owns the application thread and internally it maintains a queue of work items. If you do this, the application will again hang invoking onto the ui thread is exactly what got us into. Via a custom button in the ribbon, they can call a wpf. Whenever a callback is issued in the middle of a request, the wpf application completely hangs. Oct 14, 2012 the reason that you can use invoke on your control is because you are using windows forms system. Invoke hangs in wordaddin i have written a wordaddin that allows the user to call on some metadata for the current document. Jan 23, 2018 33 videos play all wpf online training tutorials point india ltd. Onbuttonclick is an eventhandler of a button click, that executes on the ui thread. Sep 29, 2018 use wpf dispatcher to invoke event handler only when needed updated on saturday, september 29, 2018 after floundering a bit with the wpf dispatcher ive come up with a simple way to make sure an event handler executes on the ui thread without paying the overhead of always invoking a delegate. Worker threads and the dispatcher in wpf musings in code.
And heres what i see when attaching to the process in visual studio. Launching a wpf window in a separate thread, part 1 posted by reed on monday, november 28, 2011 44 comments typically, i strongly recommend keeping the user interface within an applications main thread, and using multiple threads to move the actual work into background threads. I have a somewhat complex wpf application which seems to be hanging or getting stuck in a wait call when trying to use the dispatcher to invoke a call on the ui thread. An obscure but insidious wpf bug can cause an application to go into an infinite loop which effectively locks up the applications ui and the app. Endupdate is never called because the ui thread hangs and hence the invoke never executes. Only the dispatcher that a dispatcherobject is created on may access the object. The doevents method adds a background priority operation to the dispatcher s queue, and then pushes a new frame that pumps operations until that operation is processed. I have dowork method which displays progressbar and after that there is dispatcher. Invoke hangs during asynchronous playback in the windows service ive created a windows service based on the servicebase class.
Essentially, invoke is hanging only when run outside the debugger. I also have an external device which sends a signal to my app and i then update the gui so the user knows the signal was fired. The dispatcher i have an application that is subscribed to events that originate outside the gui, some possible unamanaged. Invoke action method to make the call to the ui thread. Currentdispatcher as that will will return an object for dispatching on the current thread which may not be the ui. Closed flyboarder opened this issue sep 22, 2016 3 comments. But, the task is waiting for the ui thread to be freed in order to finish the dispatcher. So generally windows form developers rely mainly upon updating the ui elements in progresschanged event handler of background worker. I have a large wpf app with few threads all threads use voke to update the gui and many grids and controls. Dispatcher which always returns the ui thread dispatcher. Im using mvvm light, and ive tried two implementations of a multithread friendly observablecollection ive used this one for ages and recently tried to simplify to this version. Jun 12, 2015 the solution is to use the dispatcher. In wpf, only the thread that created a dispatcherobject may.
Invoke method on the owning form to supply a delegate to a method to access the control. While youre doing stuff on the ui thread, your window will freeze entirely. Update a wpf ui from another thread stephen haunts. Apr 22, 2019 and heres what i see when attaching to the process in visual studio. Wpf typically does not create a window handle for each control, and unlike windows forms wpf uses system. The simplest solution is to replace all the dispatcher. Wait waits for the task to finish, so it keeps the ui. Begininvokeblabla but i dont have access to mybutt. Wpf hanging in infinite rendering loop rick strahls web log. Speaking about dispatcher class, it is responsible for managing the work that takes place in our wpf application.
Jan, 2011 this instances post method will marshal a delegate back to this environment to be invoked. For example, a background thread that is spun off from the main ui thread cannot update the contents of a button that was created on the ui thread. It queues work on the dispatcherqueue and waits for it to finish. Wait waits for the task to finish, so it keeps the ui thread busy. Datagridview whereas my examples use windows presentation foundation wpf which requires the use of the dispatcher object to call invoke. Handle the click event on a button create a new thread. If you do this, the application will again hang invoking onto the ui thread is exactly what got us into this mess in the first place.
Normal, new updateuidelegateaddressof updatebuttonui, thebutton end if end if end sub remarks. Invoke is a wpf method that synchronously executes work on the ui. But avoid asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers. Apr 28, 2008 the above code is part of a small demo project, which you can download here. Legacyinvokeimpl nullreferenceexception of ui for wpf autocompletebox. In order to do anything to the user interface, youre going to have to use the dispatcher and invoke a call.
Invoke is synchronous and begininvoke is asynchronous. Looking at the other threads will reveal that a worker thread threadpool thread is waiting on dispatcher. The above code is part of a small demo project, which you can download here. Jun 06, 2010 as the wpf application runs, dispatcher class accepts incoming requests and executes them one at a time. So say in an mvvm environment, im in a background thread and id like to run an update on a ui control. In wpf applications, you can use the dispatcher object, discussed later in this section, to make. Mysterious hang or the great deception of invokerequired. The rendering thread runs hidden in the background while the ui thread receives input, handles events, paints the screen, and runs application code. If begininvoke is called on a dispatcher that has shut down, the status property of the returned dispatcheroperation is set to aborted. Ran into a nasty wpf bug this week with markdown monster that caused mm to hang during startup in certain scenarios.
Net programming skills, using powershell with xaml code is a great way to create a simple gui application. It queues work on the dispatcher queue and waits for it to finish. In wpf, only the thread that created a dispatcherobject may access that object. It seems to happen when the gridcontrol is not initialized yet and another thread invokes on the dispatcher. You can force the code that modifies the control to run from the ui thread. The image shows the main thread ui thread stuck on. Basically, wpf like most gui toolkits is not threadsafe, so you cant just set the text in a label from any thread you like, its got to be done fro. The ui thread queues methods call inside the dispatcher object. At any give time only 2 or three grids are visible so the user can interact with the controls.
Windows presentation foundation wpf is designed to save developers from the. Use invoke or begininvoke to access the object from a different thread. If there is no dispatcher available for the current thread, and the thread allows a dispatcher to be autocreated, a new dispatcher will be created. If there is no dispatcher available for the current thread, and the thread allows a dispatcher to be autocreated, a new dispatcher will. Begininvokeblabla but i dont have access to mybutton because the viewmodel doesnt have access to the views controls. It provides the dispatcher which allows us to invoke back onto the main thread.
This code can be improved, but i dont think you can easily make ui more responsive. However dispatcher is not available in windows forms. Generally in wpf, we use the dispatcher on the ui thread to control the ui from nonui threads. The other solution is to run runclient on a backgroundworker. Proper use of threads can greatly increase the responsiveness of your wpf applications. The doevents method adds a background priority operation to the dispatchers queue, and then pushes a new frame that pumps operations until that operation is processed. While you re doing stuff on the ui thread, your window will freeze entirely.
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