Tuesday, November 7, 2006

DoEvents()

Q: I have a For-Next loop where intensive processing takes place. I would like the application to respond other events during execution of this code.

A: The method DoEvents() will handle this requirement. By placing a call to DoEvents at the top of the loop, this method will process all messages queued from the Operating System, including shutting down the application. Using the DoEvents() method requires a reference to System.Windows.Forms.dll. Furthermore, the DoEvents() method is found in the class System.Windows.Forms.Application.

Private Sub btn1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btn1.Click

Dim intCounter as Integer

For intCounter = 1 To 1000
DoEvents() 'located in System.Windows.Forms.Application
'Processing Procedure here
Next

End Sub

1 comment:

  1. DoEvents only works for Windows applications. Another option is to use the Thread.Sleep() method, under the System.Threading namespace. This can be used in all .Net projects.

    I think this is actually closer to the old VB DoEvents method. I had read somewhere (the source escapes me at the moment) that the .Net DoEvents does not call Sleep method like was done in VB6 (and prior).

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