/// <summary>
/// Creates and displays the loading progress bar, while running the workMethod asynchronously.
/// Creates Progress objects and passes them into the work method.
/// Only returns when the work task is finished, and does not lock down UI thread.
/// </summary>
public static void VoidBuilder(
Action <LoadingUpdater> workMethod)
{
LoadingDialog dialog = new LoadingDialog();
//Execute the work asynchronously
Task.Run(() =>
{
workMethod(dialog.updater);
//Dispatch call to appropriate UI Thread to close the modal dialog and resume execution
dialog.updater.CloseDialog();
});
//Display window as a Modal Dialog
//Execution pauses on this call until the dialog is closed
dialog.ShowDialog();
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates and displays the loading progress bar, while running the workMethod asynchronously.
/// Creates Progress objects and passes them into the work method.
/// Returns the result only when the work task is finished, and does not lock down UI thread.
/// </summary>
public static async Task <T> ReturnBuilder <T>(
Func <LoadingUpdater, T> workMethod)
{
LoadingDialog dialog = new LoadingDialog();
//Execute the work asynchronously
Task <T> work = Task.Run(() =>
{
T result = workMethod(dialog.updater);
//Dispatch call to appropriate UI Thread to close the modal dialog and resume execution
dialog.updater.CloseDialog();
return(result);
});
//Display window as a Modal Dialog
//Execution pauses on this call until the dialog is closed
dialog.ShowDialog();
//Return the result of the work (which will already be finished)
return(await work);
}