Run Simultaneous Do While loops

[buster2209]

I'm trying to run simulataneous do while loops but whichever loop is reached first is run and the other isn't.

Here's my code;

namespace sync
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        int s = 0;

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            s = 0;

            Thread begin1 = new Thread(start1);
            Thread begin2 = new Thread(start2);

            begin1.IsBackground = true;
            begin2.IsBackground = true;

            begin1.Start();
            begin2.Start();
        }

        private void start1()
    {
        this.BeginInvoke(new MethodInvoker(delegate()
         {
             do
             {
                 textBox1.AppendText("1");
                 Thread.Sleep(1000);
                 Application.DoEvents();
             }
             while (s == 0);

         }));
    }

        private void start2()
    {
        this.BeginInvoke(new MethodInvoker(delegate()
        {
            do
            {
                textBox2.AppendText("2");
                Thread.Sleep(1000);
                Application.DoEvents();
            }
            while (s == 0);
        }));
    }


        private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            s = 1;
        }
    }
}

The code is simple; button one starts both threads and button 2 stops them.

The threads have the .isbackground property set high thus they should both run fine.

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

[Mitja Bonca]

You cannot access to AppendText or any property of TextBox over threads. You will have to use delegates to access to it on controls, not on your do, while loop:

namespace sync
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        int s = 0;
        delegate void MyDelegate1(string msg);
        delegate void MyDelegate2(string msg);

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            s = 0;

            Thread begin1 = new Thread(start1);
            Thread begin2 = new Thread(start2);

            begin1.IsBackground = true;
            begin2.IsBackground = true;

            begin1.Start();
            begin2.Start();
        }

    private void start1()
    {        
             do
             {                
                 UpdateTextBox1("1");
                 Thread.Sleep(1000);
                 Application.DoEvents();
             }
             while (s == 0);        
    }

    private void start2()
    {
            do
            {
                UpdateTextBox2("2");
                Thread.Sleep(1000);
                Application.DoEvents();
            }
            while (s == 0);        
    }
 
       private void UpdateTextBox1(string text)
       {
           if(textBox1.InvokeRequired)
               textBox1.invoke(new MyDelegat1(UpdateTextBox1), new object [] {text});
           else
               textBox1.Text = text;
       }

       private void UpdateTextBox2(string text)
       {
           if(textBox2.InvokeRequired)
               textBox2.invoke(new MyDelegat2(UpdateTextBox2), new object [] {text});
           else
               textBox2.Text = text;
       }

        private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            s = 1;
        }
    }
}

This should do the trick!

[buster2209]

^^^^^^^

Awesome! That did the trick!

Thanks!

[Mitja Bonca]

cool, I`m glad it did.
btw, you could vote up a bit if it helped :)