Advanced Multithreading with Visual Basic

Multithreaded applications can run several different tasks simultaneously. The topics in this section describe how to manage those tasks so they work together smoothly and without conflicts.

In This Section

• Thread Synchronization
  Covers how to synchronize multithreaded applications.

• Thread Pooling
  Describes how tasks can be added to a queue and then started as new threads are created.

• Thread Timers
  Describes how to run procedures on separate threads at fixed intervals.

• Advanced Synchronization Techniques
  Describes how multithreaded applications can use wait handles and monitor objects to synchronize multiple threads.

Related Sections

• Multithreading in Visual Basic
  Introduction to using multithreading in Visual Basic applications.

• Multithreading in Components
  Provides links to topics that describe how to use multithreading in component programming.

• Walkthrough: Authoring a Simple Multithreaded Component with Visual Basic
  Shows how to create multithreaded components.

• System.Threading
  Provides .NET Framework classes and interfaces that enable multithreaded programming.