namespace BgWorkerExample
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
{

    //a new instance of a backgroundWorker is created.
    BackgroundWorker bgWorker = new BackgroundWorker();
    
    public Form1()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        prgProgressBar.Step = 1;

        //this assigns event handlers for the backgroundWorker
        bgWorker.DoWork += bgWorker_DoWork;
        bgWorker.RunWorkerCompleted += bgWorker_WorkComplete;

        //tell the backgroundWorker to raise the "DoWork" event, thus starting it.
        //Check to make sure the background worker is not already running.
        if(!bgWorker.IsBusy)
            bgWorker.RunWorkerAsync();
        
    }

    private void bgWorker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        //this is the method that the backgroundworker will perform on in the background thread.
        /* One thing to note! A try catch is not necessary as any exceptions will terminate the backgroundWorker and report 
          the error to the "RunWorkerCompleted" event */
        CountToY();    
    }

    private void bgWorker_WorkComplete(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
    {
        //e.Error will contain any exceptions caught by the backgroundWorker
        if (e.Error != null)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(e.Error.Message);
        }
        else
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Task Complete!");
            prgProgressBar.Value = 0;
        }
    }

    // example method to perform a "long" running task.
    private void CountToY()
    {
        int x = 0;

        int maxProgress = 100;
        prgProgressBar.Maximum = maxProgress;
        

        while (x < maxProgress)
        {
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(50);
            Invoke(new Action(() => { prgProgressBar.PerformStep(); }));
            x += 1;
        }
    }


}

   /* This is the backgroundworker's "DoWork" event handler. This 
       method is what will contain all the work you 
       wish to have your program perform without blocking the UI. */

    bgWorker.DoWork += bgWorker_DoWork;


    /*This is how the DoWork event method signature looks like:*/
    private void bgWorker_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        // Work to be done here   
        // ...
        // To get a reference to the current Backgroundworker:
        BackgroundWorker worker = sender as BackgroundWorker;
        // The reference to the BackgroundWorker is often used to report progress
        worker.ReportProgress(...);
    }

    /*This is the method that will be run once the BackgroundWorker has completed its tasks */

    bgWorker.RunWorkerCompleted += bgWorker_CompletedWork;

    /*This is how the RunWorkerCompletedEvent event method signature looks like:*/
    private void bgWorker_CompletedWork(object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e)
    {
        // Things to be done after the backgroundworker has finished
    }

   /* When you wish to have something occur when a change in progress 
     occurs, (like the completion of a specific task) the "ProgressChanged" 
     event handler is used. Note that ProgressChanged events may be invoked
     by calls to bgWorker.ReportProgress(...) only if bgWorker.WorkerReportsProgress
     is set to true.  */

     bgWorker.ProgressChanged += bgWorker_ProgressChanged;

    /*This is how the ProgressChanged event method signature looks like:*/
    private void bgWorker_ProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        // Things to be done when a progress change has been reported

        /* The ProgressChangedEventArgs gives access to a percentage,
         allowing for easy reporting of how far along a process is*/
        int progress = e.ProgressPercentage;
    }

// BackgroundWorker is part of the ComponentModel namespace.
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace BGWorkerExample 
{
     public partial class ExampleForm : Form 
     {

      // the following creates an instance of the BackgroundWorker named "bgWorker"
      BackgroundWorker bgWorker = new BackgroundWorker();

      public ExampleForm() { ...

bgWorker.WorkerSupportsCancellation = true;

bgWorker.WorkerReportsProgress = true;

//this must also be used in conjunction with the ProgressChanged event