Delphi for .NET Developer’s Guide

Chapter 14. Threading in Delphi for .NET

By Rick Ross

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Processes

• Threading

• Threading .NET Style

• AppDomain

• The System.Threading Namespace

• Writing Thread-safe Code .NET Style

• User Interface Issues

• Threading Exceptions

• Garbage Collection and Threading

Applications that appear to be nonresponsive are seen as being poorly written. Whether it is waiting for a long-running report to finish, or printing a 100 page document, applications must respond to user input. Fortunately, writing responsive applications is not a difficult task as long as certain principles are understood.

This chapter provides the building blocks for writing applications that respond to user input during process-intensive tasks. In addition, these same concepts are applicable ...