Getting Around InvokeRequired Without Copy and Paste

Paul B.

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Instead of copying and pasting the same if(InvokeRequired) logic in every multithreaded function, use attributes to make code cleaner, its centralize logic and make it self documenting.

threadsafeui.zip
- ThreadSafeUI
  - AOPAttributes.sln
  - AOPAttributes.suo
  - Castle.Core.dll
  - Castle.DynamicProxy2.dll
  - TeamAgile.SimpleInterception
    - AOP
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        Castle.Core.dll
        
        Castle.DynamicProxy2.dll
        
        Osherove.SimpleInterception.dll
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - TeamAgile.SimpleInterception.csproj
    - TeamAgile.SimpleInterception.csproj.user
  - TeamAgile.ThreadSafeUI
    - AOPAttributeBase.cs
    - FormFactory.cs
    - InterceptableObjectFactory.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - TeamAgile.ThreadSafeUI.csproj
    - TeamAgile.ThreadSafeUI.csproj.user
    - ThreadInterceptor.cs
    - UIThreadSafeAttribute.cs
  - Test
    - AOP_Test.cs
    - AOP_TestForm.cs
    - AOP_TestForm.designer.cs
    - AOP_TestForm.resx
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        Castle.Core.dll
        
        Castle.DynamicProxy2.dll
        
        nunit.framework.dll
        
        Osherove.SimpleInterception.dll
        
        Test.dll
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - Test.csproj
  - ThreadSafeUI
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        Castle.Core.dll
        
        Castle.DynamicProxy2.dll
        
        Osherove.SimpleInterception.dll
        
        ThreadSafeUI.exe
        
        ThreadSafeUI.vshost.exe
    - CustomLoggingAttribute.cs
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.Designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - Form2.cs
    - Form2.Designer.cs
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
    - ThreadSafeUI.csproj

<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
    <ProjectGuid>{55098DB6-ADD8-4AD3-B175-C69626BB8780}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
    <RootNamespace>TeamAgile.ThreadSafeUI</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>TeamAgile.ThreadSafeUI</AssemblyName>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
    <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="FormFactory.cs" />
    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
    <Compile Include="UIThreadSafeAttribute.cs" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\TeamAgile.SimpleInterception\TeamAgile.SimpleInterception.csproj">
      <Project>{5426283C-C78B-4AEF-A305-325D4A1DCA74}</Project>
      <Name>TeamAgile.SimpleInterception</Name>
    </ProjectReference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
  </Target>
  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
  </Target>
  -->
</Project>

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Paul B.

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I've been a software developer since 1996 and have enjoyed C# since 2003. I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and for some reason, a Master's degree in Business Administration. I currently do software development contracting/consulting.

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