Method AddItemsThreadSafe

Namespace

Alternet.UI

Assembly

Alternet.UI.Common.dll

AddItemsThreadSafe<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>, Func<TSource, ListControlItem?>, Func<bool>, int, int)

Allows to set items from the IEnumerable<T> with huge number of items which is "yield" constructed. This method can be called from the another thread which is different from UI thread.

public virtual void AddItemsThreadSafe<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource> source, Func<TSource, ListControlItem?> convertItem, Func<bool> continueFunc, int bufferSize = 10, int sleepAfterBufferMsec = 150)

Parameters

source IEnumerable<TSource>

The IEnumerable<T> instance which is "yield" constructed in the another thread.

convertItem Func<TSource, ListControlItem>

The function which is called to convert source items to the items which can be used in this control. If this function returns Null, source item is ignored. This function is called from the thread that provides source so do not access UI elements from it.

continueFunc Func<bool>

The function which is called to check whether to continue the conversion. You can return False to stop the conversion. This function is called from the main thread so it can access UI elements.

bufferSize int

Size of the items buffer. Optional. Default is 10.

sleepAfterBufferMsec int

The value in milliseconds to wait after buffer is converted and all buffered items were added to the control. Optional. Default is 150.

Type Parameters

TSource

The type of the item in the source enumerable.