Splash Screen Problems

Question

I'm coding a splash screen in VB.Net that displays for 3 seconds then shows a login screen. But the splash shows up even when login shows and I have told the splash to hide. Here is my code:

    Public Class frmSplash

    Private Sub frmSplash_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Me.Show()
        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(3000)
        Me.Hide()
        frmLogin.Show()
    End Sub
End Class

Answer 1

Calling Thread.Sleep in the UI thread will freeze your program.

Also, the Load event fires before the form is shown, so you're calling Hide before the form is shown in the first place.

You need to add a Timer component to the form, set its Interval to 3000, and call Close in its Tick event. Then, call the timer's Start method in the forms Shown event.

Answer 2

Your sleep statement is freezing your UI, try running it from another thread.

Answer 3

Thanks guys! This worked: Public Class frmSplash

Private Sub frmSplash_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    SplashTimer.Start()
End Sub

Private Sub SplashTimer_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles SplashTimer.Tick
    SplashTimer.Stop()
    frmLogin.Show()
    Me.Hide()
End Sub
End Class