Thread Joining or Thread suspending\resuming in c#

Question

Hi,

In windows form application, I am creating a thread for some work and in between if your clicks for some other work, then I need to suspend earlier thread and need to do new task(high priority) first and after its completion, resuming suspended one. I have a timer to check for thread states, so I can manage processing.

How to do that?

Answer 1

Can't you manage this just by setting the priority of the background thread lower than that of the thread that manages the UI? Don't reinvent the wheel...

Answer 2

I think that you can benefit from using thread signalling mechanisms such as for example the AutoResetEvent class.