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Thread Sleeps in a button's action
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Windows.Forms

public class SleepInButtonAction
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New Form1)
   End Sub
End class

Public Class Form1
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
          ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Threading.Thread.Sleep(3000)
        MsgBox("Good Morning")
    End Sub
End Class
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
    Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
            components.Dispose()
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
    Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'Button1
        '
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(168, 23)
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.Button1.Text = "Slow Greeting"
        Me.Button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'Form1
        '
        Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
        Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(216, 39)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
        Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle
        Me.MaximizeBox = False
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Pause Execution"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button

End Class








14.91.GUI Thread
14.91.1.Create control in a separate threadCreate control in a separate thread
14.91.2.Thread Sleeps in a button's actionThread Sleeps in a button's action
14.91.3.Demonstrates using threads in a GUI