C# Source Code: Tip: Capturing an application "idle" event
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Tip: Capturing an application "idle" event
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Andrew Baker
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004
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Windows Forms/GUI/Controls
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One of the many useful features included within .NET is the Application.Idle event. This is raised when the message loop stops performing it's current task. This can be used to perform low priority tasks or simply to set the text in a status bar to "Idle...". To capture this event do the following: private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { //Hook the idle event Application.Idle += new EventHandler(OnIdle); } private void OnIdle(object sender, EventArgs e) { // Perform Idle processing here... }
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