BackgroundWorker.ReportProgress Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.ComponentModel

Assembly:

System.ComponentModel.EventBasedAsync.dll

Raises the ProgressChanged event.

Overloads

ReportProgress(Int32)	Raises the ProgressChanged event.
ReportProgress(Int32, Object)	Raises the ProgressChanged event.

ReportProgress(Int32)

Source:

BackgroundWorker.cs

Raises the ProgressChanged event.

public:
 void ReportProgress(int percentProgress);

public void ReportProgress (int percentProgress);

member this.ReportProgress : int -> unit

Public Sub ReportProgress (percentProgress As Integer)

Parameters

percentProgress

Int32

The percentage, from 0 to 100, of the background operation that is complete.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The WorkerReportsProgress property is set to false.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of the ReportProgress method to report the progress of an asynchronous operation to the user. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the BackgroundWorker class.

// Abort the operation if the user has cancelled.
// Note that a call to CancelAsync may have set 
// CancellationPending to true just after the
// last invocation of this method exits, so this 
// code will not have the opportunity to set the 
// DoWorkEventArgs.Cancel flag to true. This means
// that RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs.Cancelled will
// not be set to true in your RunWorkerCompleted
// event handler. This is a race condition.
if ( worker->CancellationPending )
{
   e->Cancel = true;
}
else
{
   if ( n < 2 )
   {
      result = 1;
   }
   else
   {
      result = ComputeFibonacci( n - 1, worker, e ) + ComputeFibonacci( n - 2, worker, e );
   }

   // Report progress as a percentage of the total task.
   int percentComplete = (int)((float)n / (float)numberToCompute * 100);
   if ( percentComplete > highestPercentageReached )
   {
      highestPercentageReached = percentComplete;
      worker->ReportProgress( percentComplete );
   }
}

// Abort the operation if the user has canceled.
// Note that a call to CancelAsync may have set 
// CancellationPending to true just after the
// last invocation of this method exits, so this 
// code will not have the opportunity to set the 
// DoWorkEventArgs.Cancel flag to true. This means
// that RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs.Cancelled will
// not be set to true in your RunWorkerCompleted
// event handler. This is a race condition.

if (worker.CancellationPending)
{   
    e.Cancel = true;
}
else
{   
    if (n < 2)
    {   
        result = 1;
    }
    else
    {   
        result = ComputeFibonacci(n - 1, worker, e) + 
                 ComputeFibonacci(n - 2, worker, e);
    }

    // Report progress as a percentage of the total task.
    int percentComplete = 
        (int)((float)n / (float)numberToCompute * 100);
    if (percentComplete > highestPercentageReached)
    {
        highestPercentageReached = percentComplete;
        worker.ReportProgress(percentComplete);
    }
}

' Abort the operation if the user has canceled.
' Note that a call to CancelAsync may have set 
' CancellationPending to true just after the
' last invocation of this method exits, so this 
' code will not have the opportunity to set the 
' DoWorkEventArgs.Cancel flag to true. This means
' that RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs.Cancelled will
' not be set to true in your RunWorkerCompleted
' event handler. This is a race condition.
If worker.CancellationPending Then
    e.Cancel = True
Else
    If n < 2 Then
        result = 1
    Else
        result = ComputeFibonacci(n - 1, worker, e) + _
                 ComputeFibonacci(n - 2, worker, e)
    End If

    ' Report progress as a percentage of the total task.
    Dim percentComplete As Integer = _
        CSng(n) / CSng(numberToCompute) * 100
    If percentComplete > highestPercentageReached Then
        highestPercentageReached = percentComplete
        worker.ReportProgress(percentComplete)
    End If

End If

Remarks

If you need the background operation to report on its progress, you can call the ReportProgress method to raise the ProgressChanged event. The WorkerReportsProgress property value must be true, or ReportProgress will throw an InvalidOperationException.

It is up to you to implement a meaningful way of measuring your background operation's progress as a percentage of the total task completed.

The call to the ReportProgress method is asynchronous and returns immediately. The ProgressChanged event handler executes on the thread that created the BackgroundWorker.

See also

• How to: Run an Operation in the Background
• How to: Download a File in the Background

ReportProgress(Int32, Object)

Source:

BackgroundWorker.cs

Raises the ProgressChanged event.

public:
 void ReportProgress(int percentProgress, System::Object ^ userState);

public void ReportProgress (int percentProgress, object? userState);

member this.ReportProgress : int * obj -> unit

Public Sub ReportProgress (percentProgress As Integer, userState As Object)

Parameters

percentProgress

Int32

The percentage, from 0 to 100, of the background operation that is complete.

userState

Object

A unique Object indicating the user state. Returned as the UserState property of the ProgressChangedEventArgs.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The WorkerReportsProgress property is set to false.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of the ReportProgress method to report the progress of an asynchronous operation to the user. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the ToolStripProgressBar class.

private void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
    // This method will run on a thread other than the UI thread.
    // Be sure not to manipulate any Windows Forms controls created
    // on the UI thread from this method.
    backgroundWorker.ReportProgress(0, "Working...");
    Decimal lastlast = 0;
    Decimal last = 1;
    Decimal current;
    if (requestedCount >= 1)
    { AppendNumber(0); }
    if (requestedCount >= 2)
    { AppendNumber(1); }
    for (int i = 2; i < requestedCount; ++i)
    {
        // Calculate the number.
        checked { current = lastlast + last; }
        // Introduce some delay to simulate a more complicated calculation.
        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
        AppendNumber(current);
        backgroundWorker.ReportProgress((100 * i) / requestedCount, "Working...");
        // Get ready for the next iteration.
        lastlast = last;
        last = current;
    }

    backgroundWorker.ReportProgress(100, "Complete!");
}

Private Sub backgroundWorker1_DoWork(sender As Object, e As DoWorkEventArgs)
   ' This method will run on a thread other than the UI thread.
   ' Be sure not to manipulate any Windows Forms controls created
   ' on the UI thread from this method.
   backgroundWorker.ReportProgress(0, "Working...")
   Dim lastlast As [Decimal] = 0
   Dim last As [Decimal] = 1
   Dim current As [Decimal]
   If requestedCount >= 1 Then
      AppendNumber(0)
   End If
   If requestedCount >= 2 Then
      AppendNumber(1)
   End If
   Dim i As Integer
   
   While i < requestedCount
      ' Calculate the number.
      current = lastlast + last
      ' Introduce some delay to simulate a more complicated calculation.
      System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100)
      AppendNumber(current)
      backgroundWorker.ReportProgress(100 * i / requestedCount, "Working...")
      ' Get ready for the next iteration.
      lastlast = last
      last = current
      i += 1
   End While
   
   
   backgroundWorker.ReportProgress(100, "Complete!")
 End Sub

Remarks

If you need the background operation to report on its progress, you can call the ReportProgress method to raise the ProgressChanged event. The WorkerReportsProgress property value must true, or ReportProgress will throw an InvalidOperationException.

It is up to you to implement a meaningful way of measuring your background operation's progress as a percentage of the total task completed.

See also

• How to: Run an Operation in the Background
• How to: Download a File in the Background