/// <summary>
/// Shows loading bar
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">Placeholder object</param>
/// <param name="e">Event activated by DoWorkEvent Handler</param>
private static void showSplashScreen(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
// start showing the loading bar when thread starts
loading = new LoadingSplashScreen();
loading.Text = displayName;
loading.progressBar1.Visible = false;
loading.pictureBox1.Visible = true;
loading.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(338, 253);
loading.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(108, 59);
Application.Run(loading);
}
/// <summary>
/// When called, invokes the backgroundWorker thread to invoke a delagate that stops
/// the backgroundWorker from showing the progress bar
/// </summary>
public static void stopBlockLoadingBar()
{
//in case if there was not enough time to instantiate loading
while (loading == null)
{
Thread.Sleep(5);
}
//in case if loading bar cancelled during loading
if (loading.IsHandleCreated)
{
//invoke loading bar thread and end
loading.Invoke(new StopRunning(LoadingSplashScreen.closeSplashScreen));
}
//reset loading to null to handle new cases
loading = null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Shows (block) loading bar
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">Placeholder object</param>
/// <param name="e">Event actuvated by DoWorkEvent Handler</param>
private static void showBlockLoadingBar(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
{
//starts block loading bar
loading = new LoadingSplashScreen();
loading.Text = displayName;
loading.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(338, 81);
loading.progressBar1.Visible = true;
loading.pictureBox1.Visible = false;
Application.Run(loading);
}