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WPF: When do I need to call Dispatcher.BeginInvoke

I know that Dispatcher.BeginInvoke is needed whenever I'm updating the GUI on a background thread. But how do I determine at runtime if it is needed?

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Call Dispatcher.CheckAccess.

itowlson  2010-01-25 23:50:54
Grr. I hate it when they hide useful functions from the Intillisense.
Jonathan Allen  2010-01-25 23:52:02

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