How to update the progress bar in runtime using c#

Question

I am using the below code to update my progress bar.

        ProgressBar.Visible = true; 
        ProgressBar.Minimum = 1; 
        ProgressBar.Maximum = PortCount; 
        ProgressBar.Value = 1; 
        ProgressBar.Step = 1; 

        int intdata = 5;
        for (int x = 1; x <= intdata; x++)
          {
            ProgressBar.PerformStep();
        }

        MessageBox.Show("Done");

But, it is not getting updated during runtime. Is it because the progress bar is in the same thread. If so, how to update this progress from another thread. Help...

Answer 1

You are not giving the message pump time to update the control.

Although either of these are bad, you can do:

• Call Refresh on the control
• Call Application.DoEvents