private ThreadStart tStart; //A reference to tStart thread of BuildIndex
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
index = new Indexing(); //initialize the Indexing class
tStart = new ThreadStart(BuildIndex); //start thread for BuildIndex
thread = new Thread(tStart); //instantiate a thread
}
//Code for when the refresh inverted index button is clicked
private void invertedIndex2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
index = new Indexing();
{
if (thread.IsAlive)
{
MessageBox.Show("The index is currently busy. Please try again later"); //message shown if index building is in progress
}
else
{
thread = new Thread(tStart); // re-instantiates the thread if it already exists
thread.Start(); // calls buildIndex on a new Thread
}
}
}
