Invoke(Delegate)

Question

Can anybody please explain this statement written on this link

Invoke(Delegate):

Executes the specified delegate on the thread that owns th

Answer 1

In practical terms it means that the delegate is guaranteed to be invoked on the main thread. This is important because in the case of windows controls if you don't update their properties on the main thread then you either don't see the change, or the control raises an exception.

The pattern is:

void OnEvent(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   if (this.InvokeRequired)
   {
       this.Invoke(() => this.OnEvent(sender, e);
       return;
   }

   // do stuff (now you know you are on the main thread)
}