C# compile error: “Invoke or BeginInvoke cannot be called on a control until the window handle has been created.”

Question

I just posted a question about how to get a delegate to update a textbox on another form. Just when I thought I had the answer using Invoke...this happens. Here is my code:<

Answer 1

I have solved this in the past using the following method:

private void invokeOnFormThread(MethodInvoker method)
{
    if (IsHandleCreated)
         Invoke(new EventHandler(delegate { method(); }));
    else
        method();
}

Call invokeOnFormThread instead of Invoke. It will only use the form's thread if a handle has already been created, otherwise it will use the caller's thread.