Adding Multithread to existing code

[VasquezPL]

Hi guys...I have ready program which often hangs when the textBox is refreshing with content.
I don't want to rewrite the code so I decided to add backgroundworker.
My Code structure is like this

private void startButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    backgroundWorker.RunWorkerAsync();
}

private void backgroundWorker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
    // there are many IFs related to the options choosen in the GUI
    if (option == "1")
    {
        LogBox.Text = "Option 1 is Starting";
        option1();
    }
    if (option == "2")
    {
        LogBox.Text = "Option 2 is Starting";
        option2();
    }
    ...
} 

The problem is that I receive infamous error "BackgroundWorker, Cross-thread operation not valid"
I heard that I should use delegates...Can somebody give show me some examples based on the code above?
DO I need to use delegates within option1 and option2, whenever I want to put some text into LogBox?

Thanks for help!

[xerohomicide]

i guess you should add a delegate with a threadsafe in it.. only a guess ;)

 delegate void SetTextBox_Delegate(TextBox tb);

 protected void SetTextBox_ThreadSafe(TextBox tb)
        {
          if (tb.InvokeRequired) 
         {
    SetTextBox_Delegate MyDelegate = new  SetTextBox_Delegate(SetTextBox_ThreadSafe);
          this.Invoke(MyDelegate, new object[] {tb});
         } 
         else 
          {

            //Inline Code  Here

          }
        }


    private void backgroundWorker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        SetTextBox_ThreadSafe(LogBox);
    } 

[VasquezPL]

ok - I have created function:

private void Start_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

    Thread t = new Thread(start);
    t.Start();
}

Start looks like this:

private void start()
{
    // there are many IFs related to the options choosen in the GUI
    if (option == "1")
    {
        LogBox.Text = "Option 1 is Starting";
        option1();
    }
    if (option == "2")
    {
        LogBox.Text = "Option 2 is Starting";
        option2();
    }
    ...
} 

And it works almost ok...
I had to change all LogBox.Text to

LogBox.BeginInvoke(new EventHandler(delegate {LogBox.Text = "SOME TEXT";}));

Unfortunely it seems to be very tiresome.
I have 100+ LogBox.Text commands in the whole code (every option has it).And I dont want to modify everything...Is there any better way to do that?

[xerohomicide]

hmm.. Did you tried this?... just cut paste it on the else section of the threadsafe..
as long all the textbox is "LogBox"

 delegate void SetTextBox_Delegate(TextBox tb);
 protected void SetTextBox_ThreadSafe(TextBox tb)
        {
          if (tb.InvokeRequired) 
         {
    SetTextBox_Delegate MyDelegate = new  SetTextBox_Delegate(SetTextBox_ThreadSafe);
          this.Invoke(MyDelegate, new object[] {tb});
         } 
         else 
          {
            // there are many IFs related to the options choosen in the GUI
         if (option == "1")
             {
                  LogBox.Text = "Option 1 is Starting";
                   option1();
             }
             if (option == "2")
                 {
                  LogBox.Text = "Option 2 is Starting";
                      option2();
             }
             ...
          }
        }
    private void backgroundWorker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        SetTextBox_ThreadSafe(LogBox);
    } 

[VasquezPL]

Hmm Sorry for noobish question:

private void Start_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) // THIS IS A START BUTTON CLICK EVENT
{
    Thread t = new Thread(start);
    t.Start();
}

how to connect it with your code... :(

[VasquezPL]

Ok I have made the delegation
and changed every Logbox.text to my modifed new function AddText...
And its working..
Replace function built in VS made it fast...

THX for help!