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C# Splash Screen Problem

I am new to c# , i am working on splash screen which runs when the software starts.. I have a function in splash Screen class which checks the database. I am using thread to call the function

        sc = new splashScreen();

        checkDLLThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(sc.checkDLLS).BeginInvoke);
        checkDLLThread.Start();

        while (checkDLLThread.IsAlive)
        {
            Thread.Sleep(200);
        }

Problem is UI is blocked until the thread is Alive. And in final it give me database connection status message.
Here is my code. I have used checkDLLThread.join() but it also doesnt work.

Answer 1

A splashscreen is simply an image to ‘amuse’ the user while your app is loading. Use the app_load method to execute code on startup:

Like so: (in app.xaml and app.xaml.cs)

    <Application /some references to stuff/ Startup="Application_Startup" >

    private void Application_Startup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
    {
        // your startupcode
    }

Also, I think the BackGroundworker class is better for things like this, if you don’t want to bother the UI.