I have a user control that takes a several seconds to load. Is there a way to preload the control while the form is being loaded?
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I have a user control that takes a several seconds to load. Is there a way to preload the control while the form is being loaded?
Instead of doing a bunch of work in the UserControl’s constructor or Load event, do it in a worker thread. BackgroundWorker is good for that. This will give you quick startup of the form, but not necessarily quick availability of the user interface. Consider a splash screen.