Multithreading C# : Part 02

Using a Background threads

Foreground thread :
You can use foreground threads to keep the application alive. When non of foreground threads are running, CLR (common language runtime) will shut down your application.  Background threads are then terminated.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
namespace Multithreading
{
    public static class BackgroundThread
    {
        // Using a background thread 
 
        //Thread method
        public static void ExampleThreadMethod()
        {
            for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("ExampleThreadMethod: {0}", x);
 
                //Thread.Sleep(1000)? 
                //Sleep one second
                Thread.Sleep(1000);
            }
        }
 
        //Main method
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Thread thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(ExampleThreadMethod));
            //Define thread is as background thread
            thread.IsBackground = true;
            thread.Start();
 
        }
    }
}

if you run this application you will see that the application exists immediately. That is because we define the new thread as "Background thread". Output will be nothing visual.

//Define thread is as Background thread
thread.IsBackground = true;

 

But if we define the "thread" method as foreground thread then it will make application alive and you can have a visual output. 

//Define thread is as Foreground thread
thread.IsBackground = false;

 

Output will be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debug and see how program executes , You will understand why I did make it sleep the thread every second.

 

Thank You :)