Dispatcher.Invoke Method (DispatcherPriority, TimeSpan, Delegate)

public Object Invoke (
	DispatcherPriority priority,
	TimeSpan timeout,
	Delegate method
)

public Object Invoke (
	DispatcherPriority priority, 
	TimeSpan timeout, 
	Delegate method
)

public function Invoke (
	priority : DispatcherPriority, 
	timeout : TimeSpan, 
	method : Delegate
) : Object

You cannot use methods in XAML.

Parameters

priority

The priority, relative to the other pending operations in the Dispatcher event queue, the specified method is invoked.

timeout

The maximum time to wait for the operation to finish.

method

The delegate to a method that takes no arguments, which is pushed onto the Dispatcher event queue.

Return Value

In WPF, only the thread which created a DispatcherObject may access that object. For example, a background thread which is spun off from the main UI thread cannot update the contents of a Button which was created on the UI thread. 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 the UI thread. This is accomplished by using either Invoke or BeginInvoke. Invoke is synchronous and BeginInvoke is asynchronous. The operation is added to the event queue of the Dispatcher at the specified DispatcherPriority.

Invoke is a synchronous operation; therefore, control will not return to the calling object until after the callback returns.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

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