//
// METHOD: displayMessage()
// DESCRIPTION: Allows a thread to access the UI's MessageRecievedTextbox object and write to it
// PARAMETERS: string recievedMessage
// RETURNS: void
//
private void displayMessage(string recievedMessage)
{
//check if this thread needs to access UI elements safely
if (this.InvokeRequired)
{
//write the messafe to the MessageRecievedTextbox
this.Invoke(new Action <string>(displayMessage), new object[] { recievedMessage });
}
else //if the thread is accesses UI elements safely already
{
//write the message to the MessageRecievedTextbox
MessageRecievedTextbox.AppendText(recievedMessage + Environment.NewLine);
}
}
//
// METHOD: displayUsername()
// DESCRIPTION: Allows a thread to access the UI's MessageRecievedTextbox object and write to it
// PARAMETERS: string username
// RETURNS: void
//
private void displayUsername(string username)
{
//check if this thread needs to access UI elements safely
if (this.InvokeRequired)
{
//write the username to the MessageRecievedTextbox
this.Invoke(new Action <string>(displayMessage), new object[] { username + " Says :" });
}
else //if the thread is accesses UI elements safely already
{
//write the username to the MessageRecievedTextbox
MessageRecievedTextbox.AppendText(username + " Says : ");
}
}
