GUI Thread-Safe Updates

GuiThreadSafeUpdates.cs

namespace XenoInc.Gist
{
  public static class Test
  {
    /// <summary>
    ///   Execute on UI thread asynchronously (don't wait for completion)
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="control"></param>
    /// <param name="code"></param>
    /// <example>
    ///   Store.ExecuteThread(this, () =>
    ///   {
    ///     Text1.Text = "Something new";
    ///   });
    /// </example>
    public static void ExecuteThread(this Control control, Action code)
    {
      if (control.InvokeRequired)
      {
        control.BeginInvoke(code);
        return;
      }
      code.Invoke();
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///   Execute on UI thread synchronously (waiting for completion before continuing).
    ///   Use this if we're reading back data from GUI thread, like text or something.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="control"></param>
    /// <param name="code"></param>
    /// <example>
    ///   Store.ExecuteThread(this, () =>
    ///   {
    ///     string getText = Text1.Text;
    ///   });
    /// </example>
    public static void ExecuteThreadInvoke(this Control control, Action code)
    {
        if (control.InvokeRequired)
        {
            control.Invoke(code);
            return;
        }
        code.Invoke();
    }
  }
}