/// <summary> /// Load the thumb from tvdb /// </summary> /// <returns></returns> public bool LoadThumb(bool _replaceOld) { bool wasLoaded = m_thumbLoaded;//is the banner already loaded at this point lock (m_thumbLoadingLock) {//if another thread is already loading THIS banner, the lock will block this thread until the other thread //has finished loading if (!wasLoaded && !_replaceOld && m_thumbLoaded) {////the banner has already been loaded from a different thread and we don't want to replace it return(false); } m_thumbLoading = true; try { Image img = LoadImage(TvdbLinks.CreateBannerLink(m_thumbPath)); if (img != null) { m_bannerThumb = img; m_thumbLoaded = true; m_thumbLoading = false; return(true); } } catch (WebException ex) { Log.Error("Couldn't load banner thumb" + m_thumbPath, ex); } m_thumbLoaded = false; m_thumbLoading = false; return(false); } }