From 8e957dc0546a3b127f6970f5c459868c2bd868a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Valeriano A.R" <valen.alfonso@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 20:50:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] ControlsUtils.SetControlPropertyThreadSafeDelegate: Method to
 change properties of controls in a thread safe way.

---
 VAR.Toolbox/Controls/ControlsUtils.cs | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/VAR.Toolbox/Controls/ControlsUtils.cs b/VAR.Toolbox/Controls/ControlsUtils.cs
index 64a0935..3ece0f2 100644
--- a/VAR.Toolbox/Controls/ControlsUtils.cs
+++ b/VAR.Toolbox/Controls/ControlsUtils.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 namespace VAR.Toolbox.Controls
 {
@@ -8,5 +9,32 @@ namespace VAR.Toolbox.Controls
         {
             return size * 96f / ctrl.CreateGraphics().DpiX;
         }
+
+        private delegate void SetControlPropertyThreadSafeDelegate(
+            Control control,
+            string propertyName,
+            object propertyValue);
+
+        public static void SetControlPropertyThreadSafe(
+            Control control,
+            string propertyName,
+            object propertyValue)
+        {
+            if (control.InvokeRequired)
+            {
+                control.Invoke(new SetControlPropertyThreadSafeDelegate
+                (SetControlPropertyThreadSafe),
+                new object[] { control, propertyName, propertyValue });
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                control.GetType().InvokeMember(
+                    propertyName,
+                    BindingFlags.SetProperty,
+                    null,
+                    control,
+                    new object[] { propertyValue });
+            }
+        }
     }
 }